On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, March 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.6OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph N · outgoing

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

Where

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

Right desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

9.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — sit the river-marsh drains — this water dumps after a blow.

11 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 9.0marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 9.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Sabine brief