On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

8.4OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — sit the river-marsh drains — this water dumps after a blow. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

11 mph S · 4% rain · outgoing

-0.32 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 9.6pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 8.4marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 7.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

5 mph ENE · thunderstorms · outgoing

-0.31 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • South Pass · 6.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief