Best play today PM in Calcasieu/Cameron

[MathGeek]

Today's goal is for my wife, brother, and I to put as many pounds of fish in the cooler as possible. We could put in at Calc Pt and hit Turner's bay, but that's a move hoping the specks cooperate, and we're not really the best speck fishermen.

I'm leaning toward putting in at the jetties thinking that the falling tide will likely be delayed until btw 4 PM and 8 PM when the wind starts to slack off from 10 to 5 mph and that we've got a good chance at the bull reds with the usual assortment of crab, shrimp, and cut mullet on the bottom. If the wind leaves us without a protected spot in the jetties, we can always play the same game further up the channel or hit the usual spots on the south end of Big Lake.

What is your advice?

[BossHog]

If I was u I would probably stay south there hasn't been a whole lot happening in turners

["W"]

Ship channel south is best bet for reds ...if wind is not brutal fish jetties

[Skeeterbite]

Geek I'm definitely not a BL expert but here's what I check before planning a trip. I first of all check NWS Lake Charles radar for thunderstorm development. I then go to NOAA National Data Buoy Center for NDBCCAPL1 site which provides much data on weather and water conditions within 30 min. of real time. Current data indicates winds have been blowing 16-20 KNOTS out of SSW at Cameron Jetties for in excess of 24 hrs now. Considering such and resultant water conitions in Turners due to high SSW winds, specs in Turner's is very likely out of the question ! Winds and water conditions will also probably prohibit Reds at Jetties. I also check NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Tide Station for Calcasieu River Lake Charles Weather Center and create a page River at a glance. From this you can see graphs of current tide levels as well as predictions for a couple of days out. You can create a river page for Cal Pass and Lake Charles to see what tides are really doing and predictions along the Ship Channel. I bookmark these 3 sites on my I phone and refer to them regularly when in doubt. Good luck this afternoon but looks like you're going to have to find a somewhat protected area along the Ship Channel to have any enjoyment.

[jchief]

South

[eman]

MG and anyone else out on the lake .Watch the weather REAL close. Severe weather headed your way and it looks like the worst of it is right on the leading edge.
Very high wind associated w/ this storm line.
you may not have much warning.

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by eman

MG and anyone else out on the lake .Watch the weather REAL close. Severe weather headed your way and it looks like the worst of it is right on the leading edge.
Very high wind associated w/ this storm line.
you may not have much warning.

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like we'll need to wait for that mess to pass, but there might be a late afternoon window after the leading edge has passed.