On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, July 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Barataria bayside · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

5.7OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are in the mix — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

7 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • West End pancakes · 6.1hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East End flats · 6.1hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the G. Bahama brief