On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, December 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.1OF 10

Day

low

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

4 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.4marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.5OF 10

Day

low

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

13 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief