NWS zone GMZ432 · Western Gulf
Calcasieu Lake fishing forecast
Louisiana · Gulf coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 13
- Species scored
- 14
- Tide stations
- 6
Overview
Calcasieu Lake is NWS marine zone GMZ432 on the Louisiana Gulf coast, in the Western Gulf species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 13 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 6 NOAA tide stations nearby.
14 species are scored here in this forecast; Red drum, Southern flounder and Spotted seatrout are at peak season now.
At 5:00 AM it scores 75 (great), led by Red drum. The best window for the rest of today is 5-8 PM (dusk), peaking at 85 for Red drum. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Wed, Nov 4 at 8 PM, scoring 86.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 5:03 AM CST.
Best window today
5-8 PM · Dusk
Top species: Red drum
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Mon, Nov 2
85
6 PM
Red drum
Tue, Nov 3
81
6 PM
Red drum
Wed, Nov 4
86
8 PM
Spotted seatrout
Best day
Thu, Nov 5
86
9 PM
Spotted seatrout
Fri, Nov 6
84
10 PM
Spotted seatrout
Sat, Nov 7
82
10 AM
Spotted seatrout
Sun, Nov 8
80
6 AM
Spotted seatrout
Mon, Nov 9
78
4 AM
Spotted seatrout
Tue, Nov 10
83
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Wed, Nov 11
85
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Thu, Nov 12
84
6 AM
Spotted seatrout
Fri, Nov 13
84
5 PM
Spotted seatrout
Sat, Nov 14
79
12 AM
Spotted seatrout
Sun, Nov 15
78
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Species · 14
Listed for the Western Gulf region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 6 PM (85)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 8 AM (83)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 PM (86)
Shoulder season, about 12 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 6 AM (73)
Shoulder season, about 12 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 9 at 12 PM (69)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 6 AM (64)
Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 6 AM (64)
Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (63)
Off season, about 16 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 21 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Mon, Nov 2 at 12 AM (35)
Named spots · 13
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- West CoveBay · 4 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum78Great
- Calcasieu PassBay · 0 to 22 ft · ProtectedTop now: Southern flounder74Great
- East Fork Calcasieu PassBay · 0 to 13 ft · ProtectedTop now: Southern flounder74Great
- East CoveBay · 2 to 5 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum72Great
- Lower Mud LakeBay · 1 to 2 ft · ProtectedTop now: Red drum71Great
- Freshwater Bayou ChannelChannel · 6 to 13 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum70Great
- Jetty ChannelChannel · 6 to 50 ft · ExposedTop now: Red drum69Great
- Long PointCape · 1 to 2 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum68Great
- Calcasieu Ship ChannelBay · 5 to 43 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spotted seatrout66Great
- Cutoff PointCape · 0 to 2 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum65Great
- Calcasieu LakeBay · 7 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum63Good
- Long Point LakeBay · 2 to 38 ft · ProtectedTop now: Red drum63Good
1 more spot, A to Z
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Not synced yet, last verified Sep 13, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with LDWF before you keep a fish.