On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Marls and Cherokee on foot, or the ocean cays by skiff.

5 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.8creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

10 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief