Shad Lake

Catahoula Parish, LA

GOConfidence · Low

Best bite window

Thu · Jul 23, 4 PM → 8 PM (America/Chicago)

Main reason

falling pressure ahead of a system

GO on Shad Lake — 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 Shad Lake in Catahoula Parish, LA is GO, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 4 PM to 8 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 7 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 19 mph, surface pressure near 1012 hPa on a falling trend, and rainfall totaling 0.02 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 81 °F, with a dominant forecast of light drizzle. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:43 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, 11:43 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind: 7mph
SE · gust 19
Rain / Weather: 0.02in
Light drizzle
Temp: 81°F
27°C · hum 88%
Pressure: 29.88inHg
Falling

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

Thu · Jul 23
4 PM → 8 PM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
88° / 79°F
7 mph · SEgust 30
0.27 in
↑ +6.0 hPa
Fri · Jul 24
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
91° / 77°F
4 mph · Sgust 16
0.00 in
↑ +1.3 hPa
Sat · Jul 25
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
95° / 72°F
5 mph · SWgust 18
0.00 in
↓ -0.9 hPa
Sun · Jul 26
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
99° / 75°F
5 mph · SWgust 24
0.00 in
↓ -3.1 hPa
Mon · Jul 27
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
99° / 73°F
6 mph · SWgust 25
0.00 in
↓ -3.5 hPa
Tue · Jul 28
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
99° / 73°F
5 mph · SWgust 24
0.00 in
↓ 0.0 hPa
Wed · Jul 29
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Falling pressure ahead of a system
100° / 73°F
5 mph · SWgust 25
0.00 in
↑ +1.9 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure

Falling

-2.7 hPa over 72h

Rain

Dry stretch

0.00 in totallast 72h

Wind

Calm wind

4 mph · gust 24 · NW

Temperature

Warmer

+4.5°F over 72h95–75°F range

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

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