On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, September 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left 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.

7 mph ESE · 24% rain · 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

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the Marls and Cherokee on foot, or the ocean cays by skiff.

5 mph S · 15% rain · incoming

Where

  • Cherokee Sound · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.2creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief