On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, November 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

5.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph NW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.1creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.0sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 5.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

9.0OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

12 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 7.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 7.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief