On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, April 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 9.0pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.6oyster reef on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — hold for the next push; the pass does not fish dead.

No wind reading · low slack

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.5sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.8grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief