Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Thermal window
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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.
Louisiana · Venice / Birdfoot
Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.
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.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-08-26, 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 Wednesday, August 26. Back to this morning
Morning line
Venice 4.6 on Wednesday, August 26. 5 mph NW. Thunderstorms · 49%. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
incoming · 0.69 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW
Wind
NWS
From NW
Sky
49% rain
Storms
Thunderstorms · 49%
Lightning is a stay-tied call.
Moon
97% lit
Waxing gibbous
spring range · 97%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.0 ft
incoming
0.69 ft MLLW
River
USGS 07374525
278,000 cfs
Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA
Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.
Wind vs table
Observed − predicted
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No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.
Clock
NOAA 8760721
- HighWed 9:38 AM · 0.74
- LowWed 8:27 PM · -0.15
- HighThu 10:19 AM · 0.68
- LowThu 8:52 PM · -0.06
- HighFri 11:03 AM · 0.58
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
- 5.9
South Pass
pass jetty · public structure · deep
Named river mouth. Bulls and summer tarpon. River stage and wind decide more than the table.
- — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout.
skiffspinfly - 5.5
Southwest Pass
pass jetty · public structure · deep
The other throat of the birdfoot. Current, ships, and the Gulf. Not a pond.
- — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon.
skiffspin - 5.2
Venice west-bank marsh
marsh drain · public structure · mid
Delta ponds inside the passes. School reds and trout. Your Gulf Atlas pin lives here.
- — marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
- — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
skiffkayakflyspin
When
Incoming water
8.2Wed 8:00 AM → Wed 11:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.1Wed 11:00 AM → Wed 9:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.1Wed 11:00 PM → Thu 11:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.1Thu 12:00 PM → Thu 9:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.1Thu 11:00 PM → Fri 12:00 PM
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 incoming from NOAA.
- — Thunderstorms · 49%. Lightning is a stay-tied call.
- — Wind 5 mph NW. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waxing gibbous moon — spring tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
6.6
Speckled trout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Thermal window
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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.
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Louisiana: treat as catch-and-release.
Black drum
Pogonias cromis
Thermal window
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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
Thermal window
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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.