On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

11 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.2creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

11 mph ENE · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief