CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay, LA Daily Water Report — August 28, 2026

**Verdict: Go early, go fish.** Today is an excellent day for fishing and a solid morning for boating or kayaking, thanks to light wind and a building ebb. The Full Moon overhead and a high chlorophyll bloom (15.09 mg/m³) have fishing at an 8/10, with the best action likely around the dawn low tide and the 12:08-14:08 solunar period. The day starts with a quick 0.55m high tide just before dawn, then draining to a 0.38m low around 9:37. That falling water, combined with a steady NNE wind at 7 knots and nearly zero wave height (0.1m flat), creates a rare calm on the bay. If you are after redfish or specks, the tail end of that ebb and the first of the incoming flood is your window. Boating scores an 8.1/10 and kayaking a 7.9/10, both reflecting the glassy conditions—the calmest wave period hits near 18:00, when waves drop to 0.06m. Tradeoff: the water is 31.9°C, roughly 0.6°C above the average for late August, so the bay is bathwater warm. Diving is a middling 6.8/10, with the heat and that very high chlorophyll likely cutting into horizontal visibility. Surfing remains marginal at 4.5/10 given the near-flat swell from the southwest. Compared to yesterday, when a 1-knot breeze and 1,013.6 hPa gave boating an 8.9/10, today’s wind is slightly livelier but still friendly. The fishing score actually beats yesterday’s 8.1, thanks to the stronger solunar pull of the Full Moon. Wildlife watchers get a 7.4/10—decent, but not as good as Wednesday’s 8.5, when lighter wind and tidal extremes combined for better bird and bait activity. The next few days show a slow slide into breezier and wetter conditions. By Saturday and Sunday, peak wind climbs past 13 knots, and rain chances push above 30%. Waves stay small (under 0.4m) but the chop will pick up, especially Sunday into Monday. If you can get out today or early Friday morning, you are catching the last of the real flat-water window. Best bet: Slide onto the bay at first light, ride the outgoing tide with the Full Moon overhead, and don’t rush home—the afternoon lull is as calm as it gets.