On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, July 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

4 mph NE · 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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Snook are the hunt — the village run is legal; the trees want current.

2 mph NNE · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.8structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief