On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.3OF 10

Day

low

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

4 mph NW · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.3creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — hold for the next push through the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

23 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief