Black drum
Pogonias cromis
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In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Louisiana: check LDWF coastal finfish before you keep a drum.
Louisiana · Grand Isle / Barataria
Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.
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.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-01-21, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
- Tide · modeled — NOAA 8761724 quiet
- NDBC GISL1 quiet
- Salinity probe quiet or stale
- No river gauge on this desk
- Red-tide check failed — not all-clear
- Sargassum check failed — not all-clear
- Water temp quiet
Forecast
low confidence
Forecast brief for Wednesday, January 21. Back to this morning
Morning line
Grand Isle 8.0 on Wednesday, January 21. 10 mph SW. Overcast. YOLO day is Tuesday, August 25. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
outgoing · 0.19 ft · drag or hover for the clockModeled M2 clock — no NOAA gauge on this water. Not a buoy.
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From SW · gust 10
Buoy
NDBC GISL1
Quiet
Grand Isle did not report. Witness only — not the tide clock.
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clouds
Overcast
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
10% lit
Waxing crescent
mid range · 10%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.1 ft
outgoing
0.19 ft modeled
Coast
No live coast layer
Red-tide check failed. That is not all-clear — open the agency page before you wade.
Sargassum check failed. Not a GPS pin. Not all-clear.
Salinity / color
Barataria Pass at Grand Isle is quiet or stale. Not a color reading.
River
No gauge
No gauge
No USGS discharge gauge on this desk. Wind and the table still tell the color story.
Wind vs table
No live gauge
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No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.
Clock
NOAA 8761724
- HighWed 6:00 AM · 0.49
- LowWed 12:00 PM · -0.52
- HighWed 6:00 PM · 0.54
- LowThu 12:00 AM · -0.56
- HighThu 7:00 AM · 0.57
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Tuesday, August 25
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · mid · tide range ~1.3 ft · wind to 5 mph · Thunderstorms · 83%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
This pip is that mark on this tide — not the day on the ring.
- 8.4
Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping -
sand dropoff · saved map · mid
Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - pair w/ GI SP. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish, Black drum.
structurespinwade - 8.1
Caminada Pass
pass jetty · public structure · deep
West end of the island. Current, trout, and a fall flounder sit. Not Venice.
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
skiffstructurespinwade - 8.1
Barataria bayside
marsh drain · public structure · mid
Island backside. Trout and reds on moving water. Birds are GPS.
- — marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
skiffkayakflyspin - 7.9
LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow
mangrove edge · saved map · skinny
Bayou Lafourche marsh; launch at Leeville marinas. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish, Black drum.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 7.8
Grand Isle State Park
sand dropoff · public structure · mid
State park surf and pier. NOAA 8761724 is on this island. Campground rules apply.
- — sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
structurewadespin
When
When is moving water in a good hour — not the day. First light and last light are named when the clock is the story. Today’s ring mixes the best mark, the lead fish, and the best window, then taxes the sky. A strong incoming can sit under a weak day if the wind or the fish is off. Calendar cells are a third recipe: range, moon, and the day’s forecast.
Outgoing water
9.9Wed 8:00 AM → Wed 2:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Last light · incoming
9.9Wed 1:00 PM → Wed 8:00 PM
Last light on incoming water.
Last light · outgoing
8.0Wed 7:00 PM → Thu 2:00 AM
Last light on outgoing water.
First light · incoming
8.0Thu 2:00 AM → Thu 8:00 AM
First light on incoming water.
Outgoing water
9.9Thu 8:00 AM → Thu 2:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
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 outgoing (modeled — NOAA 8761724 Grand Isle did not answer).
- — Overcast. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 10 mph SW. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waxing crescent moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
- — USGS salinity well Barataria Pass at Grand Isle is quiet or stale — not all-clear, not a color reading.
- — No USGS discharge gauge on this desk. Wind and the tide table still tell the color story.
8.4
Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) 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
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) 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.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Regs citedLDWF recreational saltwater · current LDWF coastal finfish · rolls in 7 days. Louisiana flounder is typically closed Oct 15–Nov 30. Verify LDWF the week you keep one.