On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, November 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph NW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South 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.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

texas · Corpus

Corpus Christi Bay

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wait for the next push through the jetties.

11 mph SSE · high slack

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

Where

  • TX - Goose Island State Park · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch · 8.1serpulid reef 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.
Open the Corpus brief