On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 19. 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.

11 mph SSW · incoming

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

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the flood; these fish have seen the catalog.

7 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Tavernier Creek · 6.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Garden Cove / Pennekamp oceanside · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Rodriguez Key / Mosquito Bank · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key Largo brief