On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, August 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

3 mph N · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

5.7OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph ESE · 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