On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.1OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 8.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

8 mph NW · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief