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

4.2OF 10

Today

medium

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

10 mph N · thunderstorms · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass blue water · 5.4blue water on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

8.1OF 10

Today

high

Mahi-mahi are the hunt — get off the skinny and sit the reefs.

8 mph SSE · 2% rain · low slack

-0.23 ft

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

Where

  • F/V MISS TAKE · 8.5wreck edge on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Rockport brief