On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — bayside basins until Vaca water turns.

10 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.4channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.1wreck edge on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief