On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wait; this pass wants moving water.

11 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

5.6OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — Marquesas and Harbor Key on a clean incoming — permit country. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.5hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.5hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.5hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Key West brief