On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, July 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 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

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the Neches and Sabine marsh, then the drains at Texas Point.

5 mph N · incoming

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Sabine brief