On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, June 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same wash — rooster faces the tide.

9 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief