On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, January 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

5.9OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph S · 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

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

1 mph WNW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief