On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

8.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

7 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief