On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.

11 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

7 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.8creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief