On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · 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 · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next inch on the south side.

Wind not in · low slack

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 6.0channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Esperanza banks · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Culebra banks · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Vieques brief