On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · incoming

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.6oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.0mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief