On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

8 mph SSE · 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 West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the oceanside wrecks and the falling contentment flats.

No wind reading · outgoing

Where

  • Marquesas · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief