Two desks, one day

Redfish are the hunt — flood Snake Bight and the Flamingo banks — backcountry reds and snook, not oceanside bones. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

3 mph SE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

• Snake Bight · 5.2grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
• First National Bank · 5.2hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
• Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.2mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.

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

5 mph NW · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

• South Pass · 6.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
• Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
• Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.