On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, October 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

6 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief