On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, August 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

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

3 mph E · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next push under the bridges.

10 mph NE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Marathon brief