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Louisiana · Grand Isle / Barataria

Fish are in the mix — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Louisiana’s inhabited barrier island. Caminada and Barataria, the state-park surf and pier, trout and reds in the bays. NOAA 8761724 sits on the island. Do not fish it like Venice — this is a bay-and-beach desk, not the birdfoot.

  • ⚠ Extreme water temperature. Fish stress quickly — keep them wet, or don't boat them.
5.4OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Grand Isle 5.4 this morning. 1 mph WSW. Mostly Cloudy. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-0.20.30.81.21.7HLHLHLHLNOWSun 7 PMMon 7 PMTue 7 PMWed 7 PMThu 7 PM
incoming · 0.61 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW1MPH

From WSW · gust 2

Sky

2% rain

Clouds

Mostly Cloudy

A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

NOAA 8761724

Water

88.5°

48°92°

Today’s range 1.4 ft

incoming

0.61 ft MLLW

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

-0.25 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Clock

NOAA 8761724

  • HighTue 8:43 AM · 1.46
  • LowTue 7:36 PM · 0.12
  • HighWed 9:32 AM · 1.41
  • LowWed 8:05 PM · 0.22
  • HighThu 10:21 AM · 1.32

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 7.9

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~1.2 ft · wind to 5 mph · Thunderstorms · 48%

Stay or drive · Grand Isle vs CalcasieuOpen the calendarMorning dispatch

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

No marks match this method on this water.

When

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 1:00 AM → Tue 10:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Tue 10:00 AM → Tue 9:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 9:00 PM → Wed 11:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Wed 11:00 AM → Wed 9:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Wed 10:00 PM → Thu 12:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

Launch and beach access

Cited to LDWF ramp lists and Louisiana State Parks. Parish rules shift after a blow.

  • Grand Isle State Park

    Louisiana State Parks

    Campground, pier, surf. NOAA 8761724 is on this island.

    Official source

Legal water

No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.

No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.

Why — and who

  • — Tide is incoming from NOAA.
  • — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
  • — Water 88.5°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • — Mostly Cloudy. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 1 mph WSW. Troll and jig are on.
  • — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

88.5°

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.

Regs citedLDWF recreational saltwater · current LDWF coastal finfish · rolls in 8 days. Louisiana flounder is typically closed Oct 15–Nov 30. Verify LDWF the week you keep one.