On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.3OF 10

Today

medium

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

2 mph ESE · 7% rain · incoming

-0.45 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • South Pass · 9.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.3marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

7.7OF 10

Today

high

Speckled trout are the hunt — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

1 mph WSW · 2% rain · incoming

-0.24 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Barataria bayside · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Grand Isle brief