On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph W · 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 · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — hold for the next push through the cut.

9 mph ENE · low slack

Where

  • Current Cut · 6.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief