On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

5.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph ESE · rain · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 6.9oyster reef on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.8pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.2pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.4OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

2 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.5structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.0mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief