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

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.0OF 10

Today

medium

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

6 mph WNW · 14% rain · incoming

-0.47 ft

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 9.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.9oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

5.8OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — wait; this bay does not refresh itself. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

7 mph S · 1% rain · high slack

-0.24 ft

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

Where

  • Port O'Connor jetties · 6.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Matagorda Ship Channel · 6.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East Matagorda mid-bay reefs · 5.9oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Matagorda brief