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

4.2OF 10

Today

medium

Speckled trout should be the day — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later.

5 mph N · thunderstorms · incoming

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 5.5pass 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

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

6.8OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — wait; this bay does not refresh itself. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

6 mph S · 2% rain · high slack

-0.24 ft

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

Where

  • Port O'Connor jetties · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Matagorda Ship Channel · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East Matagorda mid-bay reefs · 6.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Matagorda brief