On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

11 mph N · high slack

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

Where

  • South 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.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

12 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief