On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 11. 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 — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

7 mph S · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 6.9oyster reef on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.0pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

15 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief