On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, July 1. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph NW · 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

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

13 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief