On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 1. 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

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

9 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Card Sound / Jewfish Creek · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Blackwater Sound · 8.1mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Tavernier Creek · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Key Largo brief