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Best score today · 6 AM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 4310 PM CST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Nov 4 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
51Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sheepshead 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 12 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Whiskey Pass
- Depth
- About 10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Pass · Inner · Semi-exposedPass · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
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 Whiskey Pass
Whiskey Pass is a channel in Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana. Depth is about 10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads pass, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 14 species here; the best right now are red snapper, sheepshead and gray triggerfish. It is peak season now for red drum, southern flounder and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for red snapper, sheepshead, gray triggerfish and greater amberjack. Red snapper peak from May through August. Sheepshead peak from February through April. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Bay Round67
Bay · 3.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Black drum 49
- Red snapper 48
19 kt ESEH 4:36 AM · 1.6 ftL 4:18 PM · 0.6 ft
- Caillou Boca64
Channel · 2.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Black drum 52
- Red snapper 49
19 kt ESEH 4:36 AM · 1.6 ftL 4:18 PM · 0.6 ft
- Trinity Bayou63
Gut · 3.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 63
- Black drum 50
- Red snapper 46
19 kt ESEH 4:36 AM · 1.6 ftL 4:18 PM · 0.6 ft
- Coupe Nouvelle45
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red snapperShoulder season- Red snapper 45
- Gray triggerfish 42
- Sheepshead 42
19 kt ESEH 4:36 AM · 1.6 ftL 4:18 PM · 0.6 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.