On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

6 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.8creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

4 mph NE · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief