On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.4OF 10

Day

low

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

4 mph E · outgoing

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.3OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

27 mph SSE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 5.9hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 5.5hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief