On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

9 mph WNW · 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

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — sit the remaining Marls guts.

5 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.7creek bight on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Abaco brief