On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, April 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.4OF 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 · 8.0creek 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

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph ENE · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.1mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.1mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Snake Bight · 4.8grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief