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

6.2OF 10

Today

medium

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

2 mph SSE · 4% rain · incoming

-0.35 ft

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

Where

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    Right desk

    louisiana · Grand Isle

    Grand Isle / Barataria

    7.7OF 10

    Today

    high

    Speckled trout are the hunt — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

    1 mph W · 9% rain · incoming

    -0.18 ft

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

    Where

    • Caminada Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • Grand Isle State Park · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
    • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
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