On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, January 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood the Neches and Sabine marsh, then the drains at Texas Point.

9 mph NNE · incoming

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

11 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief