On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 1. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph SE · 10% rain · 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

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.0OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

7 mph E · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.5structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.2mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief