On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

5.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph ESE · rain · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 6.9oyster reef on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.8pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.2pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.7OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — wait; slack here is traffic.

8 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.7structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief