Waterlands

NWS zone GMZ536 · Western Gulf

Chandeleur Sound fishing forecast

Louisiana · Gulf coast

Score now

64Good
Crevalle jack · 12:00 PM CDT
Named spots
70
Species scored
15
Tide stations
2
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Overview

Chandeleur Sound is NWS marine zone GMZ536 on the Louisiana Gulf coast, in the Western Gulf species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 70 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 2 NOAA tide stations nearby.

15 species are scored here in this forecast; Crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and Red drum are at peak season now.

At 12:00 PM it scores 64 (good), led by Crevalle jack. The best window for the rest of today is 5 PM-12 AM (flood tide), peaking at 81 for Atlantic tarpon. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM, scoring 83.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 11:45 AM CDT.

Best window today

5 PM-12 AM · Flood tide

Top species: Atlantic tarpon

81Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Thu, Sep 17

    81

    6 PM

    Atlantic tarpon

  2. Fri, Sep 18

    82

    7 PM

    Red drum

  3. Sat, Sep 19

    83

    7 AM

    Atlantic tarpon

    Best day

  4. Sun, Sep 20

    82

    8 AM

    Atlantic tarpon

  5. Mon, Sep 21

    79

    2 AM

    Atlantic tarpon

  6. Tue, Sep 22

    79

    12 AM

    Atlantic tarpon

  7. Wed, Sep 23

    80

    5 PM

    Atlantic tarpon

  8. Thu, Sep 24

    73

    12 AM

    Atlantic tarpon

  9. Fri, Sep 25

    76

    5 PM

    Red drum

  10. Sat, Sep 26

    75

    12 AM

    Atlantic croaker

  11. Sun, Sep 27

    75

    4 AM

    Atlantic tarpon

  12. Mon, Sep 28

    76

    5 PM

    Red drum

  13. Tue, Sep 29

    78

    3 AM

    Red drum

  14. Wed, Sep 30

    71

    5 PM

    Red drum

Species · 15

Listed for the Western Gulf region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

64Good
Crevalle jackCaranx hippos · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (79)

62Good
Atlantic croakerMicropogonias undulatus · inshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (80)

60Good
Atlantic tarponMegalops atlanticus · inshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (83)

59Good
Red drumSciaenops ocellatus · inshore

Peak season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (82)

52Good
Gray snapperLutjanus griseus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (68)

51Good
Black drumPogonias cromis · inshore

Shoulder season, about 19 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (66)

51Good
Gray triggerfishBalistes capriscus · offshore

Shoulder season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (61)

50Good
Red snapperLutjanus campechanus · offshore

Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (61)

49Good
Spanish mackerelScomberomorus maculatus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (67)

45Good
Greater amberjackSeriola dumerili · offshore

Shoulder season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (55)

45Good
King mackerelScomberomorus cavalla · pelagic

Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 6 PM (58)

42Fair
CobiaRachycentron canadum · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (58)

41Fair
Southern flounderParalichthys lethostigma · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (66)

35Fair
SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus · inshore

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Sep 17 at 5 AM (35)

34Fair
Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus · inshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 3 AM (64)

Named spots · 70

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

58 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

Shell BeachNOAA 876130520.8 miBay Waveland Yacht ClubNOAA 874743731 mi

Regulations

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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.

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