Anglers know that Louisiana waters teem with willing redfish and abundant trout, but what about the Bayou State's next-door neighbor - Mississippi? Mississippi holds a local secret only a handful of traveling fishermen have realized: The state offers a prime jumping-off spot for plying the fish-rich Biloxi Marsh (which is in Louisiana waters) that's only 20 to 40 minutes away from Gulfport or Biloxi casinos, water parks and beaches. "Where we are on the Gulf Coast - Bay St. Louis - is the closest point from Mississippi to get to the Louisiana marshes," says Capt. Sonny Schindler, managing guide for Shore Thing Charters. "The area of the Biloxi Marsh we fish we kind of have to ourselves." The editors of Sport Fishing shared that secret with Schindler and fellow guide Matt Tusa during the summer of 2008. We ...![Salt Water Sportsman]()
