On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

8 mph NNE · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

8 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.8sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief