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Well I am doing my USGS buoy data survery this morning just to see whats up and down. Salinities in barataria bay have dropped significantly. The buoy at empire and north of grand bayou village are reporting around salinities around 10-12ppt. They were closer to 20-25 before the storm. The ground water runoff has made a major impact on the salinities of the bay, and those have not been overwhelmed by the south wind and higher tide levels.
The good news is the tides are still averaging about 2ft above marsh level, so I should be able to go way way way up into the skinniest of spots with no issue in the kayak even on low tide. I could have easily taken my boat back into the same areas this time around if I would have chosen that route.
I also took a peak at turbidity which is super important to know, especially in super shallow barataria bay. It was way up 2 days ago with all the wind and rain, but it has come back down so It is possible that the water is cleaning up quickly. We will see when I get down there. Water temps are topping out around 86f, which is getting on up there. Reds will definitely be dipping off into deeper areas in the heat of the day. The temps early in the morning are still gonna be in the upper 70s so the reds should be feeding hard till 10-11 id think.
I am gonna hit the water for first light. I dont mind waking up early, in fact I like it. No traffic, coffee, jams, or rick steves on NPR. I will likely get my fill by noon or so and be back home early afternoon to sit in the a/c.
