On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, December 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

12 mph NNW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South 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.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Marquesas · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Key West brief