On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

4.6OF 10

Today

high

Speckled trout are the hunt — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

7 mph NW · thunderstorms · incoming

-0.17 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 6.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 5.2sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Barataria bayside · 5.2marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.9OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

6 mph SE · 0% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.8creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief