Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
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Present, not peak.
Bahamas: treat as catch-and-release.
Bahamas · Andros
Permit are the hunt — wait for the flood on the west side.
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 2026-09-13, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
Forecast
low confidence
Forecast brief for Sunday, September 13. Back to this morning
Morning line
Andros 6.9 on Sunday, September 13. 3 mph NE. Clear. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
low slack · 0.78 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
3% lit
Waxing crescent
spring range · 3%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.8 ft
low slack
0.78 ft modeled
Clock
Modeled M2
- HighSun 8:00 AM · 0.78
- LowSun 2:00 PM · -0.83
- HighSun 8:00 PM · 0.86
- LowMon 2:00 AM · -0.89
- HighMon 9:00 AM · 0.94
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Wednesday, August 26 · 8.8
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~1.9 ft · wind to 16 mph · Clouds · 49%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 5.9
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — In-play: Tarpon.
skiffflyspin - 5.6
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 low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — In-play: Permit.
skiffwadefly - 5.6
East side ocean cays
hard flat · public structure · skinny
More weather, fewer people than the west-side lodge water.
- — hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
- — In-play: Permit.
skiffwadefly
When
Outgoing water
9.5Sun 9:00 AM → Sun 4:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.2Sun 3:00 PM → Sun 10:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
8.1Sun 9:00 PM → Mon 4:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.5Mon 4:00 AM → Mon 11:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.5Mon 10:00 AM → Mon 5:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Why — and who
- — Tide is low slack (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.
- — Waxing crescent moon — spring tide range. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.
5.5
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
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Present, not peak.
Bahamas: catch-and-release.
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
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Off-season here.
Bahamas: treat as C&R. Flats licensing has been tightening — verify before you wade.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water.
Treat as incidental. Not why you booked the flat.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water.
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.