On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, April 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · 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

mexico · Mujeres

Isla Mujeres / Cancún bank

5.7OF 10

Day

low

Sailfish are in the mix — the same edge as it dumps; troll along it, never across.

9 mph NE · outgoing

Where

    Open the Mujeres brief