On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

5.0OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

4 mph SSW · thunderstorms · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 5.9pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.2marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — Marquesas and Harbor Key on a clean incoming — permit country.

18 mph ESE · 42% rain · incoming

Where

  • Marquesas · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Key West brief