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Best score today · 7 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 356 AM CST
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Thursday, Nov 12 · 2 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
23Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with LDWF before you keep a fish.
Source: LDWF · Not synced yet, last verified Sep 13, 2026
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Out of season for King mackerel · shoulder season starts in 22 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Point Hope
- Depth
- About 15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonKing mackerel
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Point Hope
Point Hope is a cape in Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana. Depth is about 15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 14 species here; the best right now are gray triggerfish, red snapper and red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, southern flounder and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, sheepshead and black drum. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August. Red snapper peak from May through August. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Gray triggerfish
- Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Shoalwater Bay60
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 60
- Black drum 56
- Sheepshead 56
16 kt EL 3:01 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:30 AM · 1.4 ft
- Point Neptune56
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Gray triggerfishShoulder season- Gray triggerfish 56
- Red snapper 56
- Red drum 55
16 kt EL 3:01 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:30 AM · 1.4 ft
- Redfish Point54
Cape · 5.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 54
- Gray triggerfish 52
- Red snapper 52
18 kt EL 3:01 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:30 AM · 1.4 ft
- Smack Channel53
Channel · 4.4 mi
Top: SheepsheadShoulder season- Sheepshead 53
- Gray triggerfish 52
- Red snapper 52
18 kt EL 3:01 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:30 AM · 1.4 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with LDWF before you keep a fish.