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

4.2OF 10

Today

medium

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

2 mph NE · thunderstorms · incoming

-0.11 ft

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

Where

    Open the Venice brief

    Right desk

    texas · Matagorda

    Matagorda Bay

    8.3OF 10

    Today

    medium

    Redfish should be the day — work East Matagorda reefs and the ICW exchange — there is almost no Gulf inlet.

    10 mph SSW · 2% rain · incoming

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

    Where

    • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC) · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • Pringle Lake / Matagorda Island backlakes · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    Open the Matagorda brief