On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — weather decides more than Andros; wait.

7 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Current Cut · 5.9channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

9.0OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph NW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief