On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, May 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Marls and Cherokee on foot, or the ocean cays by skiff.

12 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.8creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.

12 mph S · incoming

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.8channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • West-side mangroves · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief