Fishing near New Orleans, LA the closest public spots today

12 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly red drum and sheepshead today. Delacroix (St. Bernard) scores best, 22 miles out.

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The 12 closest spots

On the Mississippi River delta. Grand Isle — Louisiana’s barrier-island surf and redfish base — is south down Bayou Lafourche.

Delacroix (St. Bernard)22 mi · ~31 min · St. Bernard ParishRed drum

75° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide

100Go

Lake Pontchartrain (Fontainebleau)27 mi · ~39 min · St. Tammany ParishRed drum

74° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide

100Go

Grand Isle State Park48 mi · ~1 hr 10 min · Jefferson ParishRed drum

76° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Bay St. Louis Beach51 mi · ~1 hr 13 min · Hancock County, MSSheepshead

71° water · 10 mph wind · high slack tide

100Go

Pass Christian Beach55 mi · ~1 hr 20 min · Harrison County, MSSheepshead

71° water · 10 mph wind · high slack tide

100Go

Cocodrie / Dularge (Terrebonne)60 mi · ~1 hr 27 min · Terrebonne ParishRed drum

74° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Venice (Plaquemines)63 mi · ~1 hr 31 min · Plaquemines ParishRed drum

75° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Gulfport Beach66 mi · ~1 hr 34 min · Harrison County, MSSouthern flounder

71° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

100Go

Biloxi Beach76 mi · ~1 hr 50 min · Harrison County, MSSouthern flounder

73° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

100Go

Dauphin Island Public Beach119 mi · ~2 hr 51 min · Mobile County, ALRed drum

75° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Mobile Bay128 mi · ~3 hr 4 min · Mobile County, ALRed drum

75° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

94Go

Gulf Shores Public Beach144 mi · ~3 hr 27 min · Baldwin County, ALRed drum

75° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

98Go

Distances are straight-line from the middle of New Orleans. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.