Coast fishing season starts next weekend

The Coast fishing season gets going next weekend.

Here’s a schedule of coastwide fishing tournaments:

▪  The 31st annual Gorenflo Cobia Shootout will be April 29 at Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi.

▪  The 31st annual Gorenflo Cobia Tournament will be May 5-7 at Point Cadet Marina.

▪ Fourth annual Coulter Speckled Trout Memorial Tournament will be May 6 at Mary Walker Arena in Gautier.

▪  Ocean Springs Marine Mart Fishing Rodeo will be June 3-4 at Ocean Springs Harbor.

▪  Ocean Springs Elks Junior Fishing Rodeo will be June 10 at the Old Elks Lodge site.

▪  The Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic will be June 5-11 at Point Cadet Marina.

▪  MGCBG quarter-million-dollar Marlin Jackpot will be June 14-18 at Point Cadet Marina.

▪  The 70th Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo will be June 30-July 4 at Jones Park Harbor in Gulfport.

▪  MGCBG Ladies Tournament will be July 19-22 at Cypress Cove Marina in Venice, Louisiana.

▪  Home Builders Association of Mississippi Carl Legett Tournament will be Aug. 4-7 at Point Cadet Marina.

▪  MGCBG Sonny Johnson Memorial Tournament will be Aug. 16-19. Location is to be determined.

▪ Southern Kingfish Association Tournament will be Oct. 27-29 at Point Cadet Marina.

This story was originally published April 23, 2017 at 1:00 AM with the headline "Coast fishing season starts next weekend."