On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph SW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.7oyster reef on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next push under the bridges.

13 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Marathon brief