On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, March 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

5.5OF 10

Day

low

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

13 mph W · rain · incoming

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.2sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 6.1hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.8creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

9 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief