On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, December 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

8 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.8creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

11 mph N · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief