On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, February 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

5.6OF 10

Day

low

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

13 mph W · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.6sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.1creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

10 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Biscayne brief