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Louisiana · Grand Isle / Barataria

Speckled trout are the hunt — 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.
7.4OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Grand Isle 7.4 this morning. 1 mph WSW. Mostly Cloudy. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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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%

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Caminada Pass

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    8.2

    West end of the island. Current, trout, and a fall flounder sit. Not Venice.

    • pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
    • Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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  • Grand Isle State Park

    sand dropoff · public structure · mid

    7.4

    State park surf and pier. NOAA 8761724 is on this island. Campground rules apply.

    • sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
    • In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
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  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping -

    sand dropoff · saved map · mid

    7.4

    Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - pair w/ GI SP. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
    • In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
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  • LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow

    mangrove edge · saved map · skinny

    6.7

    Bayou Lafourche marsh; launch at Leeville marinas. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

    • mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
    • In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
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When

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 1:00 AMTue 10:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Tue 10:00 AMTue 9:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 9:00 PMWed 11:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Wed 11:00 AMWed 9:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Wed 10:00 PMThu 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. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
  • Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

5.2

Thermal window

88.5°

48°92°

Present, not peak. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Louisiana: 4/day, 18–27 in slot. None over 27. No harvest in federal waters. Charter captain/crew bag is zero. Verify LDWF.

Speckled trout

Cynoscion nebulosus

5.2

Thermal window

88.5°

44°90°

Present, not peak. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Louisiana: 15/day, 13–20 in slot, no more than two over 20. Charter captain/crew bag is zero. Verify LDWF.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

3.4

Thermal window

88.5°

46°88°

Off-season here. Water 89°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Louisiana: check LDWF coastal finfish before you keep a drum.

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.