On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.9OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph SE · incoming

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.2oyster reef on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside banks off Garden Cove and Rodriguez Key — bones and permit, then Card Sound if you want current.

10 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • Garden Cove / Pennekamp oceanside · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Rodriguez Key / Mosquito Bank · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Tavernier Creek · 6.6channel gut on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Key Largo brief