On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.3OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph E · 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

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

23 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief