Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
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In peak season for this water. 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.
Louisiana · Venice / Birdfoot
Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.
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 2026-09-21, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
Forecast
medium confidence
Forecast brief for Monday, September 21. Back to this morning
Morning line
Venice 9.0 on Monday, September 21. 1 mph SE. Clear. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
outgoing · 0.52 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From SE · gust 5
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
74% lit
Waxing gibbous
mid range · 74%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.0 ft
outgoing
0.52 ft MLLW
River
USGS 07374525
317,000 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
- HighMon 6:22 AM · 0.55
- LowMon 5:51 PM · -0.40
- HighTue 7:35 AM · 0.52
- LowTue 6:22 PM · -0.33
- HighWed 8:33 AM · 0.47
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
- 9.0
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 outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout.
skiffspinfly - 8.4
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 outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon.
skiffspin - 8.4
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 outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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When
Outgoing water
9.5Mon 9:00 AM → Mon 7:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.5Mon 8:00 PM → Tue 8:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.5Tue 10:00 AM → Tue 8:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.5Tue 8:00 PM → Wed 9:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.2Wed 11:00 AM → Wed 8:00 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.
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 outgoing from NOAA.
- — Clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 1 mph SE. 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.
8.4
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.
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Louisiana: treat as catch-and-release.
Black drum
Pogonias cromis
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Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) 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 (outgoing) 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.