On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

8 mph SSE · high slack

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Safety Valve · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

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

10 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.2oyster reef on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief