Tourist & Fishing Information
Grand Isle is better suited to the sports-fishermen and the adventure seeker instead of the pampered leisure traveler. The primary activity for visitors to Grand Isle is sport-fishing.
Some people may envision an island off the Louisiana coast as a island with a hot steaming jungle on it, with unbearable days and nights. This might be true of some islands in the area of the Bahamas or the Caribbean. But this is not true of Grand Isle. Grand Isle is a subtropic island that enjoys the best of the tropical and temperate zones. Warm pleasant summers, very mild and peaceful Winters. Oak trees and Banana trees grow on the island. Many people who live on Grand Isle year round plant summer and winter garden's. Grand Isle has played a special role in the culture and history of Louisiana for more than 300 years. The history of Grand Isle is filled with pirate lore.
Grand Isle is a sportsman's paradise, a year round treasured getaway for sports-fishermen. Grand Isle is often called Louisiana's jewel, by fishermen. Grand Isle is a barrier island off the Louisiana coast. A beach ridge created by the action of the waves of the Gulf of Mexico, Grand Isle serves as a breakwater between the Gulf of Mexico and the network of inland channels that connect to the bayou tributaries of the Mississippi River. There is no other resort like Grand Isle. Grand Isle is isolated enough to be private and modern enough to offer comfort and conveniences.
If you are coming to Grand Isle to fish, you will find out why several of the world's best charter captains decided to settle in the Grand Isle area. Over 280 species of fish are known to make their home in the surrounding waters of Grand Isle. Grand Isle is a dream come true for sports-fishermen, whether for a weekend getaway or a long vacation. Brown pelicans dive into the water. Seagulls appear to float on the wind above the shore. Crabs nimbly scamper out of reach of the children chasing them with their nets.
The beach that grace's Grand Isle is seven miles long. You can avoid the crowds at the east and west end of the island and enjoy the rest of the Grand Isle shoreline by yourself. Here and there a few humans walk or play on the beach, watching the waves surfing onto shore and feeling their daily worries trickle away. This is a typical day, summer or winter, on the beach at Grand Isle.
Grand Isle is also the launching point for excellent deep-sea fishing adventures. Just six miles offshore of Grand Isle is the world's largest manmade reef.
Year after year, fishermen from Michigan and Maine, from Canada, California and the Carolina's, settle comfortably into accommodations to savor the bounty of Grand Isle. You too can experience one of the world's ten best fishing spots which is also home to thousands of migratory birds from North and South America.
For most of the year, Grand Isle with mild temperatures and clear weather, is a leisurely place. Each season brings new delights and added pleasures waiting to be explored. All four seasons on Grand Isle are beautiful.
Spring on Grand Isle. Blackberry blooms abound. Guava bushes release their delicate white flowers. Down a shaded lane, you catch sight of a bunting. Later, above the yellow and purple Louisiana irises, you spot the flickering crimson of a tanager. Afternoon finds you on 'the Old Fishing Bridge' soaking up the rays and admiring the speckled trout you've caught. Night time is the eternal dilemma. Should you cook your catch or go to one of the island's restaurants for the freshest oysters you've ever tasted? You split the difference and do both.
Summer on Grand Isle. The weekends bustle with fishing rodeos. You bring your boat or charter a boat with friends you made the year before, and experience the thrill of fishing around the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Another day, you fish the back bays and canals that criss-cross the nearby marshlands, You share the abundant fresh blackberries, guava and persimmon with tropical birds accustomed to the sweet, delicious fruit. You climb the observation tower at the state park for a breathtaking view from the island's eastern end clear across the Barataria Pass to Fort Livingston on the neighboring island, Grand Terre. That night you enjoy the island's night life at any one of Grand Isle's lounge's. The list full weekend of every July sports fishermen come from all over, to the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.
Fall on Grand Isle. The days grow shorter. The crowds thin out. Flowering vines and straw flowers rim the beach. Lantern in hand, you wade out into the night waters to catch flounder. Plentiful redfish, speckled and white trout lure you to the surf. Blue water game fishing is also excellent: Cobia, King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Marlin, Sheepshead, Swordfish. In quiet moments you marvel at the abundant doves, the majestic Ibises, Egrets, Cranes and Herons. You smile at the Terns and Kingfishers, playing and squabbling like young children.
Winter on Grand Isle. Winter slips in hardly a notice; every mild and peaceful. Old friends return, visitors from the north who stay longer enjoying the climate and special winter rates. Mallards and Canadian Geese have come back, too. Hunting for shells on the beach has never been better. As always, fishing is spectacular. Grand Isle was famous for fishing long before off-shore rigs became magnets for Tarpon, Grouper, Tuna, Barracuda, Wahoo, Cobia, Pompano, Greater Amberjack and more. You charter-fish the deep waters, or bring your own boat and fish the back bays and canals that criss-cross the nearby marshlands. In the evening you enjoy friendly gatherings at one of Grand Isle's restaurants. You plan to return next year and wish it wasn't months away.
Today the trip to Grand Isle, the land of Jean Lafitte, is a scenic drive down Louisiana highway One. Shrimp boats, churches, homes, sugar cane fields and beautiful prairie marsh teeming with wildlife can be seen along this highway. You can watch a pair of huge white egrets perform a mating dance/flight, see a mother marsh-hen with her young along the roadside, or spot that big fish breaking the surface of the water.
Once on Grand Isle, enjoy bird watching, crabbing, swimming, sun bathing, fishing. You can go souvenir or shell hunting. Dine at one of the fine restaurants or sandwich shops. If quiet, shaded lanes are to your liking, a walk through the wooded areas of the island will surprise you. Tucked away in the trees are beautiful homes, some over 100 years old. Stop to visit over a fence with residents and get the history of the homes and the island, and island life in general. Or maybe you might try your hand at pirate treasure hunting, who knows you might be the one who finds the Lost Spanish Treasure barge.
Bill's Shady Lawn.
The Beach That Grace's Grand Isle.
Grand Isle 2001 Major Events.
Jules Borgstede
Post 309.
Grand Isle History.
Coast Gruad Station Grand Isle.
Offshore Motel.
RICHARD'S CONOCO.
Tricks of camping out on one of the back islands of Grand Isle, or one of the thousands of Sand Atolls along the West Delta.
Anchoring.
Antennas.
Autopilots.
Bells.
Bilge Pumps.
Binoculars.
Docklines.
EPIRB's.
Inflatable Life Rafts.
Navigation Aids.
Personal Flotation Devices.
Radar Reflectors.
Radio Regulation.
Running Lights.
Catching Large Fish with a Teaspoon.
METHODS OF RECREATIONALLY TAKING FRESHWATER & SALTWATER FISH.
Proper Care For Your Catch.
RECREATIONAL CRABBING.
RECREATIONAL OYSTERING.
RECREATIONAL SHRIMPING.
SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FINFISHING.
Shrimp.
Apprenticeship Programs in the Grand Isle Louisiana area.
Artists, Craftspersons, Designers, and Musicians Moving to Grand Isle Can Get Help.
Earning $100,000. on Grand Isle is as easy as erning $15,000. elsewhere.
Enterprisers Moving to Grand Isle Can Get Help.
DHS CLUB.
International Cash Card.
Big Plans For Southeast Louisiana.
Cajuns.
Don't Lay That Trash On Louisiana.
Mixed Drink Recipes.
Port Fourchon.
Weather Related Information.