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

4.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

5 mph N · thunderstorms · incoming

-0.12 ft

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

Where

  • South Pass · 5.9pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.5pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.2marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

4.5OF 10

Today

high

Speckled trout are the hunt — push Barataria and the bayside grass — trout first, reds on the drain later.

12 mph WNW · thunderstorms · incoming

-0.12 ft

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 6.3pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 5.2sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Barataria bayside · 5.2marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Grand Isle brief