On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait for the next dump off the marsh.

5 mph N · low slack

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Sabine Bank · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 6.0marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

9 mph N · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief