On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph WNW · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — the same trees on the dump, then the southwest drop if the method is Offshore.

8 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Parguera mangrove cays · 8.1mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Magueyes Island · 7.8structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Parguera brief