On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.7OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — bayside basins until Vaca water turns.

No wind reading · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.5sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.4wreck edge on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief