On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the East Cape beaches for rooster, then Gordo if the blue water is in.

7 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.8OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout should be the day — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later.

12 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Barataria bayside · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Grand Isle brief