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

6.4OF 10

Today

medium

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

15 mph SW · 3% rain · outgoing

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

Where

    Open the Calcasieu brief

    Right desk

    louisiana · Grand Isle

    Grand Isle / Barataria

    4.3OF 10

    Today

    high

    Speckled trout are the hunt — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

    5 mph WNW · thunderstorms · incoming

    -0.17 ft

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

    Where

    • Barataria bayside · 5.2marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
    • LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow · 5.2mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
    Open the Grand Isle brief