On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, May 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

8 mph SW · incoming

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Barataria bayside · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — hold for the next push through the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

23 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief