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

7.7OF 10

Today

medium

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

5 mph W · 10% rain · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass blue water · 7.7blue water on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.6OF 10

Today

medium

Red snapper should be the day — fish the wind-blown shoreline — the table is not the tide here.

13 mph SSW · 1% rain · outgoing

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

Where

  • Flower Garden Banks · 9.4blue water on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief