On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.7OF 10

Today

medium

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

5 mph NW · thunderstorms · outgoing

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

Where

  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

4.6OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

10 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Blackwater Sound · 5.2mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Key Largo brief