On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, April 4. 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.

12 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

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the throats — this is why the week is booked. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

24 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief