On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.1OF 10

Day

low

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

10 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.2oyster reef on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.1OF 10

Day

low

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

6 mph W · low slack

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.0pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 5.5grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief