On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

9.0OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

4 mph NW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SSE · rain · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 4.8pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 4.6hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief