On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, May 1. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

8.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge.

No wind reading · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 8.3hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 7.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

6 mph WNW · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief