On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

3 mph WSW · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.4marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

8.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up.

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar passes · 8.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief