On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

10 mph NE · incoming

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.0sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

5 mph WNW · rain · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 5.8pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.2marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief