On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

6.2OF 10

Day

low

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

6 mph NNW · rain · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 6.9oyster reef on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.8pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.2pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — hold for the next push; the pass does not fish dead.

1 mph SSE · low slack

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 5.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 4.8grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief