On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, April 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

9.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the river-marsh drains — this water dumps after a blow.

5 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 9.0marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 9.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

9 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 6.9channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West-side mangroves · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief