On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

7 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.8creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood Snake Bight and the Flamingo banks — backcountry reds and snook, not oceanside bones.

6 mph NNE · incoming

Where

  • Snake Bight · 6.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief