On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, December 11. 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.

4 mph SSE · 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

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

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

12 mph ESE · incoming

Where

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