On This Water

Louisiana · Venice / Birdfoot

Redfish are the hunt — sit the remaining guts until the marsh dumps.

The Mississippi birdfoot. Passes, ponds, and river-marsh. Bull reds in the passes, school reds and trout in the ponds. Tarpon in mid-summer on the beach and the south passes. NOAA 8760721 Pilottown is the clock. Wind and river stage move more water than the printed tide.

7.2OF 10

Today

medium confidence

Morning line

Venice 7.2 this morning. 5 mph W. Mostly Cloudy. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

Mail it
-0.6-0.3-0.00.30.6HLHLHLHLNOWMon 7 PMTue 7 PMWed 7 PMThu 7 PM
low slack · 0.40 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge

Wind

NWS

NESW5MPH

From W

Sky

7% rain

Clouds

Mostly 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 0.8 ft

low slack

0.40 ft modeled

River

USGS 07374525

334,000 cfs

Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

No live gauge

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

Clock

NOAA 8760721

  • HighTue 12:57 AM · 0.41
  • LowTue 6:57 AM · -0.40
  • HighTue 12:57 PM · 0.38
  • LowTue 6:57 PM · -0.36
  • HighWed 12:57 AM · 0.34

Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 8.0

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.9 ft · wind to 5 mph · Thunderstorms · 44%

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • South Pass

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    7.1

    Named river mouth. Bulls and summer tarpon. River stage and wind decide more than the table.

    • pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
    • In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout.
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  • Southwest Pass

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    6.5

    The other throat of the birdfoot. Current, ships, and the Gulf. Not a pond.

    • pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
    • In-play: Redfish, Tarpon.
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  • Venice west-bank marsh

    marsh drain · public structure · mid

    5.8

    Delta ponds inside the passes. School reds and trout. Your Gulf Atlas pin lives here.

    • marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
    • In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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When

  • Outgoing water

    9.9

    Tue 1:57 AMTue 8:57 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    9.9

    Tue 7:57 AMTue 2:57 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.9

    Tue 1:57 PMTue 8:57 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.9

    Tue 8:57 PMWed 2:57 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.9

    Wed 2:57 AMWed 8:57 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.

  • Venice public launches

    Plaquemines Parish / LDWF ramp directory

    Birdfoot door. South and Southwest Pass are the run. Confirm which ramps are open after a blow.

    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 (modeled — the NOAA gauge did not answer).
  • Mostly Cloudy. Sky is workable.
  • Wind 5 mph W. 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

5.5

Thermal window

48°92°

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.

Speckled trout

Cynoscion nebulosus

5.5

Thermal window

44°90°

Present, not peak.

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

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

5.5

Thermal window

68°94°

Present, not peak.

Louisiana: treat as catch-and-release.

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

3.7

Thermal window

46°88°

Off-season here.

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.

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.