Last year it was June before we saw any schools of redfish. This year, I've already caught them in the schools. As long as the water stays warm and we don't get a cold snap, we should be fine. Morano said the best bet for redfish is to troll a spoon behind Ship Island east to Horn Island. And with luck, anglers may latch onto a cobia.
Every day is different.
We've been catching the reds along the outside of Ship Island. The jacks are in the schools of mackerel and are also being caught where you find the cobia. But a couple of 30-pounders have been caught by the islands on spoons. It's starting off to be a good year. Ralph Winterroud and Alton Lindsey of Gulfport had a successful trip Saturday to Cat Island.