On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

6.7OF 10

Day

low

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

12 mph SSE · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 5.9grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.7mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.7mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief