On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.9OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.5creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

12 mph SE · rain · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 4.9grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 4.8mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 4.8mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief