On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · La Paz

La Paz / Espíritu Santo

8.2OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same island edges as they fall.

7 mph S · outgoing

Where

  • Espíritu Santo · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the La Paz brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

4 mph WSW · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief