Tide Chases and Solunar Bite Windows - Gale Warnings and Red Hot Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

About this episode

The episode discusses fishing conditions in the Gulf of Mexico, focusing on tidal patterns, solunar bite windows, and species to target.

🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: POINT https://cozyearth.com/discount... --- Hey y'all, Artificial Lure here, your go-to Gulf of Mexico angling ace out of Louisiana. It's January 26th, 2026, and we're lookin' at a wild day on the water—very high tidal coefficient of 105 meanin' strong currents pushin' around New Canal Station and Grand Pass, with high tide 'round 10:36 AM at 0.8 ft and evenin' low at 11:18 PM droppin' to 0.4 ft. Water's risin' now, perfect for fallin' tide chases later. Sunrise hits at 6:17 AM, sunset 7:32 PM, givin' ya near 13 hours of light. Solunar charts from Fishing Reminder and Solunar Forecast show major bite windows 7:32-9:32 AM and 7:44-9:44 PM—waxin' gibbous moon at 71% proximity crankin' fish feeds. But heads up, NWS marine forecast warns gale force winds and 9-13 ft NE swells offshore till 9 AM, so stick inshore or bays if you're small craft. Fish are fired up post fronts—October reports from Fishing Reminder still holdin' strong into winter: speckled trout stackin' oyster reefs and bridge pilings in Lake Pontchartrain, limits on topwaters at dawn switchin' to soft plastics under poppin' corks…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing
• Gulf of Mexico
• tide patterns
• solunar bite windows
• weather conditions
• species targeting

Keywords

• fishing report
• Gulf of Mexico
• tide chases
• solunar charts
• redfish
• speckled trout
• flounder
• catfish
• weather warnings

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fishing Reminder, Solunar Forecast, NWS

Products: Heddon Super Spook, Gulp! shrimp, Cozy Earth

Places: Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, New Canal Station, Grand Pass, Lake Pontchartrain, Grand Isle