On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

9 mph SSW · 3% rain · incoming

-0.34 ft

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.7oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

8.1OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — drain Lydia Ann and the oyster edges, not a Galveston jetty program. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

11 mph SSE · 0% rain · outgoing

-0.24 ft

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

Where

  • Aransas Pass / jetties · 8.9pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Lydia Ann Channel · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Mustang Island SP · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Rockport brief