On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — Seven Mile current and the oceanside patches — permit and tarpon, not a bonefish morning.

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 7.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.5wreck edge on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief