On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.1OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph WNW · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.0pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

mexico · Mujeres

Isla Mujeres / Cancún bank

5.3OF 10

Day

low

Sailfish are in the mix — the Cancún / Mujeres bank — sail on the current, not a bonefish morning.

3 mph NE · incoming

Where

    Open the Mujeres brief