On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

9.0OF 10

Day

medium

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

4 mph N · 19% rain · 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 West

Lower Keys / Key West

4.9OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — the oceanside wrecks and the falling contentment flats.

14 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Marquesas · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief