On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

2 mph SW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — look, do not wade a high-slack school across lodge water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

22 mph SSE · high slack

Where

  • St François flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief