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The Redfish Lodge of Louisiana
The Redfish Lodge of Louisiana

The Redfish Lodge of Louisiana

A guided fishing lodge in Venice at the mouth of the Mississippi River, running inshore marsh trips for redfish and speckled trout plus offshore runs into the Gulf.

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Trip details

Waters
Mississippi River Delta marsh
Fishing Types
Inshore Fishing
Trip Durations
full-day, multi-day

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Around here

Around The Redfish Lodge of Louisiana

Delta National Wildlife Refuge2 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical water level by month

2018 to 2026

The water at The Redfish Lodge of Louisiana typically sits highest in October, at a median 5.94 ft, and lowest in January, at 5.04 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 8.08 ft, in 2021.

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Typical water level by month at Empire Waterway south of Empire, LA, in ft
MonthTypical (ft)Usual range (ft)
January5.044.70 to 5.35
February5.144.97 to 5.44
March5.365.13 to 5.59
April5.575.29 to 5.77
May5.675.45 to 5.88
June5.695.49 to 5.92
July5.555.43 to 5.71
August5.615.49 to 5.83
September5.935.73 to 6.13
October5.945.71 to 6.18
November5.495.25 to 5.75
December5.284.90 to 5.51

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Empire Waterway south of Empire, LA (site 07380260). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

78Go/ 100

CloudyWaves 0.9 ft82°FRain 2%Wind 10 kt, gusts 15

Waves

0.8 ft @ 5s

Wind

4 kt

Gusts 15 kt

Water

76°F

Air

69°F

Water level

6.08 ft

Above normal (85th)

National Weather Service

NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. See full conditions →