On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.0OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

4 mph ENE · 2% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

6.8OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

14 mph SW · 4% rain · incoming

-0.16 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.7oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief