On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo.

2 mph SSE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 7.3mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 7.3mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Snake Bight · 5.1grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

8 mph NW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief