Bay Chene Fleur Fishing near Port Sulphur, Louisiana

• Overview

  Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, is where Bay Chene Fleur sits. It sits 0.9 miles in from the sea. It measures some 1,034 acres, and wind has room to build across it. Start from Port Sulphur, 12 miles down the road. Further out sit Grand Isle (18 miles) and Barataria (21 miles). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end. Count over twenty within 15 miles of here and dozens within 30 miles.

• Where to Fish on Bay Chene Fleur

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. Slack water is dead water on a place like this. Tide runs this water, so time the session to the flow. Nearby survey and observation records mention red drum and crevalle jack. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. On Bay Chene Fleur the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 54°F to 82°F. Cold never shuts this water down; heat is the only limit. Season rules are a separate question. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On Bay Chene Fleur the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Wilkinson Bayou, 1.1 miles out. Signs at Bay Chene Fleur carry more weight than any list.