On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, May 6. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the remaining guts until the marsh dumps.

4 mph N · low slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.1pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.8marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

7 mph SW · rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.2sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.1grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief