On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, October 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are the hunt — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

4 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Cherokee Sound · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the remaining guts until the marsh dumps.

5 mph NW · low slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.0marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief