On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.

8 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

7 mph S · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief