On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

12 mph W · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

6 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.3mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief