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

4.5OF 10

Today

medium

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

3 mph E · thunderstorms · incoming

-0.26 ft

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

Where

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

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

5.6OF 10

Today

medium

Fish are in the mix — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

5 mph W · 11% rain · outgoing

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

Where

    Open the Grand Isle brief