On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Cherokee Sound · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

18 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief