On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.1OF 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 · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

6 mph SSE · rain · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 4.9grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 4.8mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 4.8mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief