On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, August 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.7OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph SSE · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.8creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

5.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief