On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.0OF 10

Day

low

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

9 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

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

3 mph SW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.4marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief