On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 6. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.9OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • West-side mangroves · 7.7mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — sit the remaining Marls guts.

10 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.0creek bight on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Abaco brief