On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

texas · LLM

Lower Laguna Madre

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — get in the remaining water; this is a sight fishery, not a drain.

18 mph ESE · low slack

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

Where

  • TX - South Padre north of Access 6 · 7.5sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • South Padre - north of Beach Access 6 · 7.5sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • South Bay · 6.8grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the LLM brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

10 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.6mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.6mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief