On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, August 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.5OF 10

Day

low

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

0 mph · thunderstorms · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

29 mph SE · 10% rain · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief