NWS zone GMZ430 · Western Gulf
Sabine Lake fishing forecast
Louisiana · Gulf coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 6
- Species scored
- 14
- Tide stations
- 6
Overview
Sabine Lake is NWS marine zone GMZ430 on the Louisiana Gulf coast, in the Western Gulf species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 6 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 6 NOAA tide stations nearby.
14 species are scored here in this forecast; Spotted seatrout, Red drum and Southern flounder are at peak season now.
At 2:00 AM it scores 78 (great), led by Spotted seatrout. The best window for the rest of today is 6-10 AM (dawn), peaking at 83 for Spotted seatrout. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sun, Nov 8 at 5 PM, scoring 86.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 2:03 AM CST.
Best window today
6-10 AM · Dawn
Top species: Spotted seatrout
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Thu, Nov 5
83
8 AM
Spotted seatrout
Fri, Nov 6
81
8 AM
Spotted seatrout
Sat, Nov 7
82
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Sun, Nov 8
86
5 PM
Spotted seatrout
Best day
Mon, Nov 9
83
5 PM
Spotted seatrout
Tue, Nov 10
85
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Wed, Nov 11
85
5 PM
Spotted seatrout
Thu, Nov 12
86
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Fri, Nov 13
82
8 AM
Spotted seatrout
Sat, Nov 14
82
11 PM
Spotted seatrout
Sun, Nov 15
83
9 AM
Spotted seatrout
Mon, Nov 16
82
8 AM
Spotted seatrout
Tue, Nov 17
76
12 AM
Spotted seatrout
Wed, Nov 18
80
7 AM
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 3 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 8 at 5 PM (86)
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 8 at 4 PM (83)
Shoulder season, about 12 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 8 AM (73)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 9 AM (71)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 9 AM (71)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 8 at 11 AM (70)
Shoulder season, about 12 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 11 at 7 AM (69)
Off season, about 16 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 20 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 12 AM (35)
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Thu, Nov 5 at 12 AM (20)
Named spots · 6
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Coffee Ground CoveBay · 3 to 4 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout78Great
- East PassBay · 1 to 17 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout77Great
- Pass ChannelChannel · 21 to 56 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spotted seatrout77Great
- Sabine PassChannel · 16 to 51 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout76Great
- Point HuntCape · 0 to 22 ft · ProtectedTop now: Spotted seatrout71Great
- Louisiana PointCape · 2 to 42 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout67Great
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.