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Louisiana · Grand Isle / Barataria

Speckled trout should be the day — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later.

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 2027-01-02, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
7.9OF 10

Forecast

medium confidence

Forecast brief for Saturday, January 2. Back to this morning

Morning line

Grand Isle 7.9 on Saturday, January 2. 11 mph NNW. Mostly clear. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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incoming · -0.29 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW11MPH

From NNW · gust 14

Sky

OPEN-METEO

Clouds

Mostly clear

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

Moon

29% lit

Waning crescent

neap range · 29%

Water

No gauge

Water

48°92°

Today’s range 1.4 ft

incoming

-0.29 ft MLLW

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Clock

NOAA 8761724

  • HighSat 5:59 PM · 0.84
  • LowSun 5:29 AM · -0.66
  • HighSun 6:44 PM · 0.91
  • LowMon 6:07 AM · -0.71
  • HighMon 7:28 PM · 0.95

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 8.3

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.9 ft · wind to 5 mph · Thunderstorms · 45%

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping -

    sand dropoff · saved map · mid

    8.0

    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, Black drum.
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  • Caminada Pass

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    7.8

    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.
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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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  • Barataria bayside

    marsh drain · public structure · mid

    7.4

    Island backside. Trout and reds on moving water. Birds are GPS.

    • marsh drain 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

    7.2

    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, Black drum.
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When

  • Incoming water

    9.9

    Sat 8:00 AMSat 7:00 PM

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

  • Outgoing water

    8.0

    Sat 8:00 PMSun 7:00 AM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.9

    Sun 7:00 AMSun 8:00 PM

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

  • Outgoing water

    8.0

    Sun 8:00 PMMon 8:00 AM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.9

    Mon 8:00 AMMon 9:00 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 incoming from NOAA.
  • Mostly clear. Sky is workable.
  • Wind 11 mph NNW. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
  • Waning crescent moon — neap tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

8.4

Thermal window

46°88°

In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

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.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

4.8

Thermal window

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. 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 7 days. Louisiana flounder is typically closed Oct 15–Nov 30. Verify LDWF the week you keep one.