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

4.3OF 10

Today

medium

Red snapper are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

7 mph NNE · thunderstorms · high slack

-0.12 ft

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

Where

  • South Pass blue water · 5.1blue water on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

3.9OF 10

Today

high

Mahi-mahi should be the day — the oceanside wrecks and the falling contentment flats. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

7 mph SE · thunderstorms · outgoing

+0.35 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

    Open the Key West brief