On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — sit the remaining guts until the marsh dumps.

No wind reading · low slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.0pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.0marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief