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

4.4OF 10

Today

medium

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

9 mph NNE · thunderstorms · incoming

-0.42 ft

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.2pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 5.4oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

4.5OF 10

Today

high

Speckled trout are the hunt — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

6 mph NNE · thunderstorms · outgoing

-0.25 ft

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 6.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 5.2marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 5.0sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief