On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · high slack

Where

  • Cherokee Sound · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.3mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief