Originally Posted by "W" (Post 797264)

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 797264)

Originally Posted by prattvan (Post 797291)

Will that site show you the seas also ??

How can you tell what the waves will be like in Big Lake itself ?

I made a trip to Big Lake about 2 months ago. I had looked at the weather forecast on several sites. It showed almost no wind 2-4 mph. BUT, when I got to Hebert's, the waves were white capping. Very very rough.

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 797293)

Waves depend on a few things

One major factor is tide vs wind

If you have hard falling tide with good south wind it will buck the water and cause rough conditions along the strongest moving water

Originally Posted by Chico (Post 797358)

One more question. I have a 19 ft bay stealth. From you guys experience what wind speed or seas would you call it a no go for big lake? Just looking for a starting point because I drive from Jennings to get there.


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Originally Posted by "W" (Post 797293)

Waves depend on a few things

One major factor is tide vs wind

If you have hard falling tide with good south wind it will buck the water and cause rough conditions along the strongest moving water

Originally Posted by mcjaredsandwich (Post 797292)

I use wunderground and always find it is pretty accurate. No tide but good weather forecast.

www.wunderground.com

Originally Posted by ahlangle (Post 797438)

Here are some resources I use for planning ahead as I am not able to fish the area as often as needed to stay in the know:

Windfinder app (will show wave height predictions),
wunderground app,
NOAA marine forecast website (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/gulf/lchmz.htm)
Water data USGS website (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=08017044)
Tides4fishing solunar data website (http://www.tides4fishing.com/us/louisiana/bulk-terminal)

Originally Posted by Ghadafi8 (Post 797497)

Fish weather app is very good also.

Originally Posted by TroutSupport.com (Post 797415)

I'll let the guys on the lake speak specifically to the conditions of the lake.



But I've always found ways to get out of a big blow. If you need to go find some marsh cuts and fish for flounder and reds.



Usually anything above 15 get's a good bit choppy... 15 -18 is usually still fishable in some areas but won't be super comfortable. Also depends on direction as well, and as W mentioned the tide direction as well.