On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, December 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

5.5OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph WNW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.1creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.0sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 5.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief