On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

12 mph SSW · incoming

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.6oyster reef on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks.

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 7.0channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.8wreck edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief