On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, May 18. 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

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same wash — rooster faces the tide.

9 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the East Cape brief