On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, January 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.5OF 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 · 7.5creek 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 · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks.

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 7.0channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.8wreck edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief