On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, December 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

9 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

3 mph SSW · outgoing

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief