On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, September 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

5.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are in the mix — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

7 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • West End pancakes · 6.1hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East End flats · 6.1hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the G. Bahama brief

Right desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — pole the remaining water; slack here is short.

9 mph SSE · high slack

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

Where

  • Copano Bay reefs · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Redfish Bay grass · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Rockport brief