Bream are bedding on gravel in 4-6 ft. The bedding period will increase toward full moon. Gulf Coast x Fishermen all along the Gulf of Mexico are cursing the wind. Charter captains are losing trips, both offshore and inshore, due to heavy winds. Those who do go find the fishing almost too difficult to be worth the effort.
Winds leave the marsh muddy and the key to finding fish is finding clear water with current.
Offshore, the shallow rigs east of the Mississippi River are attracting a lot of cobia now, and are also producing snapper. Good catches of trout, redfish and flounder are being reported from the Mississippi barrier islands by wading fishermen. Live shrimp aren't available, so most of the action is on plastics for trout and on dead shrimp for redfish and flounder. The peak action right now is the cobia run off the Mississippi coast all the way over to Chandeleur. What is needed is a few calm days to give fishermen a chance to fish them.