On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

10 mph N · 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.
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Right desk

texas · Corpus

Corpus Christi Bay

8.0OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — wait for the next push through the jetties.

11 mph SE · 1% rain · high slack

-0.18 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • TX - Goose Island State Park · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Bird Island Basin (PINS) · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Kaufer-Hubert Park (Baffin doorway) · 8.1serpulid reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Corpus brief