Pass Manchac is a saltwater flats in Louisiana, listed as Agency-named saltwater fishing water by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (2026 Louisiana Recreational Fishing Regulations, official eRegulations edition).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 2 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Pass Manchac is a saltwater flats in Louisiana.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
No agency access map yet; see Regulations.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Pass Manchac: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Pass Manchac with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Pass Manchac in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake MaurepasSabine Lake at Pleasure Island, Port Arthur, Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Maurepas.
Louisiana · about 7 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake PontchartrainGalveston Bay from Skyline Drive near the Texas City Dike, Texas. Photo: Jeremy Mosley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Pontchartrain.
Louisiana · about 18 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Chef Menteur PassSouthern Corpus Christi Bay as Tropical Storm Beta neared the Texas coast. Photo: Supportstorm, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chef Menteur Pass.
Louisiana · about 41 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake St CatherineThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake St Catherine.
Louisiana · about 41 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Unknown PassThe Ashley River at sunset from Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Unknown Pass.
Louisiana · about 44 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not RigoletsFly fishing on a flat in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rigolets.
Louisiana · about 47 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under saltwater.
On the Saltwater areas named in the Louisiana Saltwater Line Definition (saltwater lakes and passes) list (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (2026 Louisiana Recreational Fishing Regulations, official eRegulations edition), read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
New Orleans, LA · 24 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
Nearby
What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 2 nearby guide websites
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A saltwater flats fly-fishing checklist: a 9 ft 8 weight rod, sealed-drag reel, tropical line, fluorocarbon leaders and shrimp/crab flies, plus sun protection and flats booties, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′ rod, 8 weight, sealed-drag reel, tropical floating line · Bonefish, redfish, permit and other flats species
Open the checklistSight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Pass Manchac.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown; tides from NOAA CO-OPS. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge Pass Manchac nr. Lake Maurepas, LA. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no water temperature or flow statistics here
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At Pass Manchac nr. Lake Maurepas, LA (USGS 073802302) Provisional USGS data
USGS 073802302
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
No flow at this gauge. USGS does not publish discharge here, so there are no flow statistics either; it reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.
Reading Nov 5, 4:45 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Falling · 24 h
Gauge height, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 5:45 PM CDT to Nov 5, 4:45 PM CST; ranging 1.23 to 2.68 ft; latest 1.61 ft.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:45 PM CST | 1.61 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 PM CST | 1.56 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM CST | 1.58 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM CST | 1.57 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM CST | 1.59 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM CST | 1.62 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM CST | 1.65 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM CST | 1.69 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM CST | 1.66 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM CST | 1.62 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM CST | 1.66 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM CST | 1.65 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM CST | 1.68 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM CST | 1.71 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM CST | 1.72 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM CST | 1.72 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM CST | 1.73 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM CST | 1.75 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM CST | 1.77 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM CST | 1.82 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM CST | 1.86 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM CST | 1.9 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM CST | 1.95 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM CST | 1.99 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM CST | 2.02 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM CST | 2.03 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM CST | 2.03 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM CST | 2.06 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM CST | 2.04 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM CST | 2.07 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM CST | 2.09 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM CST | 2.13 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM CST | 2.15 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM CST | 2.23 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM CST | 2.26 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM CST | 2.28 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM CST | 2.29 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM CST | 2.3 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM CST | 2.34 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM CST | 2.34 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM CST | 2.42 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM CST | 2.43 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM CST | 2.49 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM CST | 2.57 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM CST | 2.58 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM CST | 2.58 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM CST | 2.59 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM CST | 2.61 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM CST | 2.59 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM CST | 2.57 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM CST | 2.56 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM CST | 2.52 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM CST | 2.52 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM CST | 2.45 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM CST | 2.42 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM CST | 2.45 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM CST | 2.45 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM CST | 2.46 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM CST | 2.48 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM CST | 2.45 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM CST | 2.49 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM CST | 2.52 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM CST | 2.58 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM CST | 2.58 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM CST | 2.62 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM CST | 2.65 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM CST | 2.68 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM CST | 2.65 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM CST | 2.68 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM CST | 2.65 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM CST | 2.64 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM CST | 2.67 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM CST | 2.62 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM CST | 2.62 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM CST | 2.58 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM CST | 2.56 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM CST | 2.51 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM CST | 2.46 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM CST | 2.42 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM CST | 2.41 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM CST | 2.37 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM CST | 2.38 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM CST | 2.35 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM CST | 2.33 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM CST | 2.33 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM CST | 2.29 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM CST | 2.31 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM CST | 2.26 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM CST | 2.23 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM CST | 2.25 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM CST | 2.24 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM CST | 2.23 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM CST | 2.21 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM CST | 2.17 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM CST | 2.2 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM CST | 2.18 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM CST | 2.19 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM CST | 2.15 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM CST | 2.06 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM CST | 2.02 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM CST | 2 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM CST | 2.02 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM CST | 2.01 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM CST | 2 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM CST | 1.97 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM CST | 1.92 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM CST | 1.9 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM CST | 1.86 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM CST | 1.87 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM CST | 1.86 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM CST | 1.88 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM CST | 1.87 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM CDT | 1.86 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM CDT | 1.88 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM CDT | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM CDT | 1.88 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM CDT | 1.94 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM CDT | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM CDT | 2 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM CDT | 1.97 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM CDT | 1.93 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM CDT | 1.96 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM CDT | 1.87 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM CDT | 1.85 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM CDT | 1.82 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM CDT | 1.8 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM CDT | 1.78 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM CDT | 1.72 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM CDT | 1.67 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM CDT | 1.65 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM CDT | 1.61 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM CDT | 1.65 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM CDT | 1.62 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM CDT | 1.56 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM CDT | 1.54 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM CDT | 1.53 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM CDT | 1.55 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM CDT | 1.52 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM CDT | 1.57 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDT | 1.64 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM CDT | 1.7 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM CDT | 1.73 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM CDT | 1.71 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM CDT | 1.69 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM CDT | 1.72 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM CDT | 1.64 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM CDT | 1.65 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM CDT | 1.63 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM CDT | 1.6 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM CDT | 1.6 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM CDT | 1.54 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM CDT | 1.52 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM CDT | 1.48 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM CDT | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM CDT | 1.39 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM CDT | 1.34 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDT | 1.31 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM CDT | 1.26 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM CDT | 1.26 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM CDT | 1.23 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM CDT | 1.24 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM CDT | 1.26 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM CDT | 1.29 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM CDT | 1.37 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM CDT | 1.37 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM CDT | 1.45 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM CDT | 1.48 |
| Oct 29, 5:45 PM CDT | 1.51 |
Falling over 24 hours: gauge height down 0.41 ft. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. We found no Louisiana agency water-temperature line for trout anglers. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Louisiana rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Pass Manchac, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Tide predictions predictions for NOAA station I-10 BONNET CARRE FLOODWAY (8762483), 14.9 miles from this water in a straight line. Times are local time at the station; heights in feet above mean lower low water.
NOAA returned no high/low predictions for these dates.
Predictions are astronomical tide tables; wind and pressure move real water levels. Station predictions page
Observed Nov 5, 5:12 PM CST at New Canal Station (24.5 mi)
Checked Nov 5, 5:18 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake MaurepasSabine Lake at Pleasure Island, Port Arthur, Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Maurepas.
Louisiana · about 7 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake PontchartrainGalveston Bay from Skyline Drive near the Texas City Dike, Texas. Photo: Jeremy Mosley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Pontchartrain.
Louisiana · about 18 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Chef Menteur PassSouthern Corpus Christi Bay as Tropical Storm Beta neared the Texas coast. Photo: Supportstorm, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chef Menteur Pass.
Louisiana · about 41 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake St CatherineThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake St Catherine.
Louisiana · about 41 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Unknown PassThe Ashley River at sunset from Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Unknown Pass.
Louisiana · about 44 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not RigoletsFly fishing on a flat in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rigolets.
Louisiana · about 47 mi
