On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the Cameron jetties and the pass — fall flounder water before the LDWF close.

No wind reading · outgoing

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.6oyster reef on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief