On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.0OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

4 mph ENE · 2% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.1OF 10

Today

medium

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

0 mph SSE · 10% rain · incoming

-0.18 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

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