On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.6OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph NNW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — pole the remaining water; slack here is short.

13 mph SE · high slack

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

Where

  • Copano Bay reefs · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC) · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Rockport brief