On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — get off the skinny and sit the reefs.

13 mph SE · low slack

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

Where

  • TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch · 7.8serpulid reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Copano Bay reefs · 7.7oyster reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Mustang Island bayside / Shamrock Cove · 7.5sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
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