Today, 3 am–6 amRed drum
The bite peaks at 81. Water is 74°, close to the 75° red drum like best. Wind builds to 20 mph out of the east by today at 2:00 am.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now
Red drum range 65–85°
From the east · rough for small boats
Sunrise 7:08 am
No rain expected
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
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Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Louisiana regulations for these waters.
Right in red drum's ideal range. Red drum prefers incoming tide. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 18–27" slot, 4/person/day; none over 27".
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Louisiana
Season here: Jan–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on red drum
Right in spotted seatrout's ideal range. Spotted seatrout prefers incoming tide. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Holds 3–15 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 13–20" slot, 15/person/day (two over-slot allowed).
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Louisiana
Season here: Jan–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on spotted seatrout
Right in black drum's ideal range. Black drum prefers incoming tide. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Holds 2–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Louisiana: 16–27" slot, 5 a person a day; no more than 1 over 27".
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Louisiana
Season here: Sep–May. More on black drum
Right in sheepshead's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 5–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Louisiana sets no recreational size or bag limit for sheepshead; open year-round in state waters.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Louisiana
Season here: Year-round, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes slack water. More on sheepshead
Out of seasonOut of season here today. Check the agency before fishing.
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside southern flounder's active range. Holds 1–20 ft down.
Out of season here today. Check the agency before fishing. No minimum size, 10/person/day. Closed Oct 15–Nov 30 in state waters.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Louisiana
Season here: Mar–Nov. Likes an outgoing tide. More on southern flounder
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries has the state’s fishing pages.
Licenses and rules: Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries · fish-consumption advisory
The east end of Grand Isle, Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island, with Gulf surf on one side and Barataria Pass at the tip. Speckled trout and red drum in the surf and the pass, sheepshead and black drum on the rocks, and southern flounder (closed Oct 15–Nov 30).
Also a beach: swim conditions and water-quality advisories on itsabeachday.com.
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Grand Isle State Park you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Grand Isle State Park is listed on this site for 5 commonly-targeted species: Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, and 1 more. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Grand Isle State Park against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Grand Isle State Park has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp.
state agency regulations apply at Grand Isle State Park. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. Grand Isle State Park sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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