On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, May 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

3 mph SE · 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