UPDATE: PAGE 2. Advice for making a run to Cat Island, Ms.

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We are staying in Bay St. Louis next week and I was thinking about riding out to Cat Island to spend the day on the beach there. I have a 21 foot bay boat. I was wondering if anyone knew how shallow the water gets around the island and whats the best part of the island to go to. I was thinking about trying to go to the north east tip of the island.

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We camped out on Cat Island a few months ago and I frequently fish the island. Here is what I do:

go around the west side of the Island, take it very wide, you want to clear the bird cage by a few hundred yards. Once you start running parallel with the island back east you can get about 100-150 yards off the island and run into the cove. When you get about halfway into the cove drop her to idle and put put the rest of the way in. It will be shallow but just trim up, throw an anchor on the shore and it's about a 100 yard walk to the beach on the south side. let me see if I can find a few pics to make this easier

Years ago I did well just drifting (or trolling) on the south side from the mouth of lLittle Bay to the west point. The bottom was bare sand interspersed with patches of grass. Over every patch of grass, we'd get a speck or two. Also wade fishing the west point was productive.
If you want to catch reds, the Bay (St. Louis) is vastly underrated. I fished it heavily and almost never saw another boat.