On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, August 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.5OF 10

Day

low

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

0 mph · thunderstorms · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

3.8OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout are the hunt — sit Caminada until it turns.

5 mph E · thunderstorms · low slack

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

Where

  • Grand Isle State Park · 4.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 4.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Caminada Pass · 4.6pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
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