On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.4OF 10

Day

low

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

3 mph NE · outgoing

Where

  • West side white sand · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

5.9OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

24 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief