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United States / Louisiana / Bay Bernard Bayou Industrial Seaway

Bite forecast: Bay Bernard Bayou Industrial Seaway

  • 10.3 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    31/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 75–95 °F

  2. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    31/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 75–97 °F

  3. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    29/100low activity

    Cloudy: 77–93 °F

Bay Bernard Bayou Industrial Seaway (Louisiana) — a popular fishing spot. About 26.7 km² in area. This is a sea water — its bite forecast is a marine one, computed apart from rivers and lakes. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Sheepshead. Peak season: February.

  • Sheepshead
    Bernard Bayou Industrial Seaway
    72 °F4 mph
    Feb 13, 2018

Nearby rivers

  • Bayou La Porte0.7 mi
  • Keegan Bayou3 mi
  • St Martin Bayou4 mi
  • Tchoutacabouffa River6 mi
  • Bernard Bayou6 mi
  • Tuxachanie Creek8 mi
  • Brickyard Bayou8 mi
  • Bayou Talla9 mi
  • Halstead Bayou9 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • BayBernard Bayou Industrial Seaway0 mi

Bite calendar

Wednesday, September 2

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Red drumBlack drumCobiaRed snapperStriped bassBluefishFlounderSheepsheadKing mackerelMahi-mahiSpanish mackerelSpotted seatroutTarpon

Black drum

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 00:00–05:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).

Tactics

Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: soft-plastic jig or live bait.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 81 °F — warmer than the 61–79 °F comfort range for Black drum: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 61–79 °F comfort rangecomfort 61–79 °F81 °F
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Black drum feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.

The day: daylight hours and when Black drum feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 0.00 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0123:00 · 30.02 inHg

One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

September is an active season for Black drum here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

Tides

  • High water01:300.7 ft
  • Low water10:15-0.8 ft
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Sea level height by hour
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Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 5.4 mi away

Water

Water temp.
88 °F
In the model
81 °F
Wave
0.4 ft
Period
3 s

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 5.4 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

2 SepWednesday, September 2
+89°

Cloudy · feels like +99°

Low / high
+78°…+93°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
4 mph ESE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
63%
Pressure
30.05 inHg
00:00+80°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph84%100%
01:00+80°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph83%100%
02:00+79°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph85%53%
03:00+78°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph89%7%
04:00+78°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph91%18%
05:00+78°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph93%100%
06:00+78°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph94%72%
07:00+78°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph94%100%
08:00+80°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph88%100%
09:00+83°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph81%100%
10:00+86°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph74%100%
11:00+87°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph68%100%
12:00+89°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph63%100%
13:00+91°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph59%100%
14:00+92°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph55%100%
15:00+93°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph54%100%
16:00+86°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph68%89%
17:00+83°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph77%100%
18:00+78°—12 mpheast wind, 12 mph87%100%
19:00+79°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph79%100%
20:00+79°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph81%100%
21:00+79°—1 mphsoutheast wind, 1 mph86%100%
22:00+78°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph88%100%
23:00+78°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph89%100%
+93°+85°+78°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Wednesday, September 2
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
19:26
Day length
12 h 44 min
Sunshine hours
5 h 18 min
UV index
7
high
Moon
Waning gibbous
Moonrise
22:33
Moonset
12:03

The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Solunar feeding periods

+13% in the windowWednesday, September 2
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major03:53–05:53Moon overhead
  • Minor11:33–12:33Moonset
  • Major16:20–18:20Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:03–23:03Moonrise

The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

What are solunar periods?