Lake Pontchartrain

St. Tammany Parish, LA

GOConfidence · Low

Best bite window

Thu · Jul 23, 6 PM → 10 PM (America/Chicago)

Main reason

falling pressure ahead of a system

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

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, LA is GO, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 6 PM to 10 PM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is falling pressure ahead of a system, with no loud weather risk flagged for this window. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 5 mph out of the south, gusting to 17 mph, surface pressure near 1016 hPa on a falling trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 82 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED July 23, 2026, 10:38 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind: 5mph
S · gust 17
Rain / Weather: 0in
Overcast
Temp: 82°F
28°C · hum 84%
Pressure: 30.00inHg
Falling

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

Thu · Jul 23
6 PM → 10 PM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
86° / 81°F
5 mph · Sgust 29
0.09 in
↑ +7.6 hPa
Fri · Jul 24
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
90° / 81°F
7 mph · SEgust 19
0.00 in
→ +1.2 hPa
Sat · Jul 25
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
93° / 79°F
5 mph · Wgust 17
0.00 in
↓ -1.1 hPa
Sun · Jul 26
11 AM → 3 PM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
95° / 81°F
7 mph · NWgust 19
0.00 in
↓ -2.7 hPa
Mon · Jul 27
1 PM → 5 PM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
95° / 82°F
7 mph · NWgust 20
0.00 in
↓ -3.2 hPa
Tue · Jul 28
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
95° / 79°F
9 mph · Wgust 19
0.00 in
↓ +0.7 hPa
Wed · Jul 29
12 PM → 4 PM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
95° / 79°F
7 mph · NWgust 20
0.00 in
→ +0.7 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure

Falling

-3.7 hPa over 72h

Rain

Light rain

0.41 in totallast 72h

Wind

Gusty

12 mph · gust 42 · N

Temperature

Cooler

-5.8°F over 72h90–79°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.