On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, August 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

5.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph N · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.7oyster reef on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief