On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. 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 — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

5 mph SW · thunderstorms · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.9OF 10

Today

high

Tarpon are the hunt — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

10 mph SSE · 9% rain · incoming

+0.26 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 8.3structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief