On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.4OF 10

Day

low

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

6 mph ENE · 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

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout are the hunt — the surf and the park pier still fish; the bay wants current.

14 mph WSW · high slack

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

Where

  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Caminada Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Grand Isle brief