On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the Cameron jetties and the pass — fall flounder water before the LDWF close.

7 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.9oyster reef on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

texas · LLM

Lower Laguna Madre

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait for a push — skinny clear water at slack is a walk.

11 mph S · high slack

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

Where

  • South Bay · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Fred Stone County Park (Port Mansfield) · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Adolph Thomae Jr. Park (Arroyo City) · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the LLM brief