On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, July 10. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

6 mph NW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.4marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood Snake Bight and the Flamingo banks — backcountry reds and snook, not oceanside bones.

5 mph NNE · incoming

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Snake Bight · 6.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Flamingo brief