On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, May 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph ESE · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 6.4oyster reef on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.7OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

1 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.4grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief