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

4.6OF 10

Today

medium

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

5 mph NW · 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

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

5.8OF 10

Today

medium

Fish are in the mix — the Cameron jetties and the pass — fall flounder water before the LDWF close.

8 mph WSW · 8% rain · outgoing

-0.11 ft

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

Where

    Open the Calcasieu brief