On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

Wind not in · incoming

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

Where

  • South 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.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

8.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • West End pancakes · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East End flats · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the G. Bahama brief