On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph NW · 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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 7.4structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.0mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief