Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Bahamas: treat as catch-and-release.
Bahamas · Andros
Permit should be the day — west-side white sand — schools, then the double-digit singles.
Bonefish capital. West-side white sand, schools by the acre, double-digit singles. Creeks and bights hold tarpon. Permit on the west side and outer cays May–October.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-08-04, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
Forecast
low confidence
Forecast brief for Tuesday, August 4. Back to this morning
incoming · -0.01 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From NE · gust 11
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
65% lit
Waning gibbous
neap range · 65%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 3.0 ft
incoming
-0.01 ft modeled
Clock
Modeled M2
- LowTue 5:00 AM · -1.45
- HighTue 11:00 AM · 1.47
- LowTue 5:00 PM · -1.49
- HighTue 11:00 PM · 1.49
- LowWed 6:00 AM · -1.50
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 7.7
West side white sand
hard flat · field manual · skinny
The cathedral. Schools by the acre, double-digit singles at dusk. Oct–June is the honest peak.
- — hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Permit.
skiffwadefly - 7.7
East side ocean cays
hard flat · public structure · skinny
More weather, fewer people than the west-side lodge water.
- — hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Permit.
skiffwadefly - 7.1
Bights and creeks
creek bight · field manual · mid
Resident tarpon Apr–Oct. Bones on the creek mouths on a moving tide.
- — creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Tarpon.
skiffflyspin
When
Incoming water
8.6Tue 8:00 AM → Tue 1:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.5Tue 12:00 PM → Tue 7:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.5Tue 6:00 PM → Wed 1:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.5Wed 12:00 AM → Wed 7:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.5Wed 7:00 AM → Wed 2:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Why — and who
- — Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
- — Clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 3 mph NE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waning gibbous moon — neap tide range. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.
6.6
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Bahamas: catch-and-release.
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Thermal window
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Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Bahamas: treat as C&R. Flats licensing has been tightening — verify before you wade.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Treat as incidental. Not why you booked the flat.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Treat big cuda as catch-and-release. Not why you booked the flat.
Regs citedBahamas flats and bonefish rules · current Bahamas guidance · rolls in 8 days. Catch-and-release is the culture on the bonefish flats. No NOAA gauge. No invented holes.