On This Water

Louisiana · Calcasieu / Cameron

Redfish should be the day — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

Southwest Louisiana. Calcasieu Lake, the pass, Cameron jetties. Same fish as the Texas border — reds, trout, fall flounder — under LDWF rules, not TPWD. NOAA 8768094 is the pass. Not Sabine Lake; the state line is west of here.

7.6OF 10

Today

medium confidence

Morning line

Calcasieu 7.6 this morning. 14 mph SSW. Partly Cloudy. Wind versus the table: -0.3 ft. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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incoming · 1.43 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW14MPH

From SSW · gust 17

Sky

3% rain

Clouds

Partly Cloudy

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

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

No gauge

Water

48°92°

Today’s range 1.8 ft

incoming

1.43 ft MLLW

River

USGS 08015500

322 cfs

Calcasieu River near Kinder, LA

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

-0.32 ft

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

Clock

NOAA 8768094

  • HighTue 4:11 AM · 1.96
  • LowTue 8:50 AM · 1.68
  • HighTue 12:23 PM · 1.85
  • LowTue 8:04 PM · 0.17
  • HighWed 4:22 AM · 1.93

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 8.8

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~1.7 ft · wind to 15 mph · 7% chance of rain

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    7.8

    NOAA 8768094 sits here. Current, granite, fall flounder before the LDWF close. Not Sabine Pass.

    • pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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  • Calcasieu Lake reefs

    oyster reef · public structure · mid

    7.7

    Big lake north of the pass. Trout on shell. Wind is the tide.

    • oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
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  • Cameron jetties

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    7.1

    Parish granite at the pass. Midday sheep. Measure every flounder — the close is LDWF, not TPWD.

    • pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Redfish.
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When

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 1:00 AMTue 6:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Tue 6:00 AMTue 10:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    7.1

    Tue 10:00 AMTue 2:00 PM

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

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Tue 2:00 PMTue 10:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 9:00 PMWed 6:00 AM

    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.

  • Cameron / Calcasieu Point

    Cameron Parish / LDWF

    SW Louisiana beach. Parish rules shift. Calcasieu Pass is the next throat east.

    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.
  • Partly Cloudy. Sky is workable.
  • Wind 14 mph SSW. Work the leeward shore. Fly gets harder.
  • Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Redfish

Sciaenops ocellatus

6.6

Thermal window

48°92°

Present, not peak. 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

6.6

Thermal window

44°90°

Present, not peak. 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.

Southern flounder

Paralichthys lethostigma

4.8

Thermal window

46°88°

Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Louisiana: typically 10/day. Recreational harvest usually closed Oct 15–Nov 30 — verify LDWF the week you keep one.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

4.8

Thermal window

46°88°

Off-season here. 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

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. 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.