On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Farquhar passes · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

No wind reading · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.4marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief