Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak.
Louisiana: 4/day, 18–27 in slot. None over 27. No harvest in federal waters. Charter captain/crew bag is zero. Verify LDWF.
Louisiana · Grand Isle / Barataria
Speckled trout are the hunt — sit Caminada until it turns.
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 2026-08-30, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
- ⚠ Thunderstorms in the forecast. Lightning is a stay-tied call. The score is not a safety brief.
Forecast
medium confidence
Forecast brief for Sunday, August 30. Back to this morning
Morning line
Grand Isle 3.8 on Sunday, August 30. 5 mph E. Thunderstorms · 42%. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
low slack · 0.73 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW
Wind
NWS
From E
Sky
42% rain
Storms
Thunderstorms · 42%
Lightning is a stay-tied call.
Moon
93% lit
Waning gibbous
mid range · 93%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 0.4 ft
low slack
0.73 ft MLLW
Wind vs table
Observed − predicted
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No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.
Clock
NOAA 8761724
- LowSun 6:26 AM · 0.70
- HighSun 2:15 PM · 0.90
- LowSun 6:16 PM · 0.81
- HighMon 1:48 AM · 0.99
- LowMon 10:45 AM · 0.58
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 · 45%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 4.7
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
structurewadespin - 4.7
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
structurespinwade - 4.6
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
skiffstructurespinwade - 4.4
LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow
mangrove edge · saved map · skinny
Bayou Lafourche marsh; launch at Leeville marinas. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
- — mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
skiffkayakwadeflyspin - 4.1
Barataria bayside
marsh drain · public structure · mid
Island backside. Trout and reds on moving water. Birds are GPS.
- — marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
skiffkayakflyspin
When
Incoming water
6.9Sun 12:00 PM → Sun 3:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.1Sun 4:00 PM → Sun 7:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.1Sun 9:00 PM → Mon 3:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.1Mon 3:00 AM → Mon 10:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.1Mon 1:00 PM → Tue 1:00 AM
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 low slack from NOAA.
- — Thunderstorms · 42%. Lightning is a stay-tied call.
- — Wind 5 mph E. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waning gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
5.5
Speckled trout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak.
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
Thermal window
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Off-season here.
Louisiana: check LDWF coastal finfish before you keep a drum.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water.
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.