Lake Pontchartrain

St. Tammany Parish, LA

GOConfidence · Low

Best bite window

The highlighted window has passed. This read is still based on the latest cached weather; use the 7-Day forecast below for the next window.

Main reason

dry conditions across the window

GO on Lake Pontchartrain — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window

Fri · Sep 11, Now → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, LA is GO. Its highlighted window has passed, so use the 7-day forecast below for the next available window. The main factor in its favor was dry conditions across the window. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 7 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 12 mph; surface pressure near 1016 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 81 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED September 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind: 7mph
NE · gust 12
Rain / Weather: 0in
Overcast
Temp: 81°F
27°C · hum 83%
Pressure: 30.00inHg
Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

Thu · Sep 10
Window passed
GO
Dry conditions across the window
84° / 79°F
7 mph · NEgust 17
0.06 in
↓ -3.5 hPa
Fri · Sep 11
Now → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
84° / 79°F
5 mph · Sgust 19
0.10 in
↓ -0.4 hPa
Sat · Sep 12
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
93° / 79°F
5 mph · SWgust 15
0.07 in
↑ +2.8 hPa
Sun · Sep 13
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
93° / 79°F
4 mph · Sgust 17
0.05 in
→ +1.2 hPa
Mon · Sep 14
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
93° / 79°F
4 mph · Sgust 14
0.20 in
→ +0.9 hPa
Tue · Sep 15
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
93° / 77°F
3 mph · SEgust 12
0.00 in
↑ +1.4 hPa
Wed · Sep 16
6 AM → 10 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
93° / 79°F
4 mph · NEgust 10
0.00 in
↓ -0.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure

Rising

+6.8 hPa over 72h

Rain

Light rain

0.21 in totallast 72h

Wind

Calm wind

9 mph · gust 17 · E

Temperature

Cooler

-1.8°F over 72h86–81°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

About Lake Pontchartrain

Surface area: 403,200 acres

Primary species: Largemouth bass, Blue catfish, Channel catfish, Freshwater drum, Black crappie, White crappie, Bluegill, Redear sunfish.

Nearby waters

Chico Lagoon· Orleans Parish, LA
Lake Saint Catherine· Orleans Parish, LA
Lindsey Lake· St. Tammany Parish, LA
Mirror Lake· Tangipahoa Parish, LA
Lost Lake· Plaquemines Parish, LA
Lac des Allemands· St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

Weather data by Open-Meteo — CC BY 4.0. Fishing Weather derives the fishing read.