On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.7OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — lake guts and the ship-channel edges until it turns.

12 mph SW · low slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.7oyster reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Florida pompano are the hunt — hold for the next incoming through the jetties.

8 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.3structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.2pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 4.9mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief