Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
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In peak season for this water.
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 — 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.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-10-09, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
Forecast
low confidence
Forecast brief for Friday, October 9. Back to this morning
Morning line
Venice 8.1 on Friday, October 9. 4 mph NW. Clear. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
low slack · -0.33 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From NW · gust 5
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
4% lit
Waning crescent
spring range · 4%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 0.7 ft
low slack
-0.33 ft modeled
Wind vs table
No live gauge
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No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.
Clock
NOAA 8760721
- LowFri 7:00 AM · -0.35
- HighFri 2:00 PM · 0.33
- LowFri 8:00 PM · -0.32
- HighSat 2:00 AM · 0.31
- LowSat 8:00 AM · -0.29
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Wednesday, August 26 · 8.3
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.7 ft · wind to 5 mph · Thunderstorms · 44%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 7.3
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon, Speckled trout.
skiffspinfly - 6.8
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Tarpon.
skiffspin - 6.0
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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When
Incoming water
10.0Fri 9:00 AM → Fri 3:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.7Fri 3:00 PM → Fri 9:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
8.7Fri 9:00 PM → Sat 4:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
10.0Sat 4:00 AM → Sat 10:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Sat 10:00 AM → Sat 4:00 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 low slack (modeled — the NOAA gauge did not answer).
- — Clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 4 mph NW. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waning crescent moon — spring tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
7.3
Speckled trout
Cynoscion nebulosus
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In peak season for this water.
Louisiana: 15/day, 13–20 in slot, no more than two over 20. Charter captain/crew bag is zero. Verify LDWF.
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
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Present, not peak.
Louisiana: treat as catch-and-release.
Black drum
Pogonias cromis
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Off-season here.
Louisiana: check LDWF coastal finfish before you keep a drum.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak.
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.