On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

6 mph N · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Marquesas and Harbor Key on a clean incoming — permit country.

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Marquesas · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Key West brief