On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, April 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.5OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph N · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the remaining guts until the bay breathes.

9 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.8mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.8mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Snake Bight · 5.4grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief