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

TexasLouisianaFloridaBahamasMexicoPuerto RicoSeychelles

Left desk

SabineGalvestonMatagordaRockportCorpusBaffinLLMVeniceGrand IsleCalcasieuBiscayneKey LargoIslamoradaFlamingoMarathonKey WestBoca GrandeJupiterAndrosAbacoG. BahamaEleutheraAscensionMujeresEast CapeLa PazSan JuanViequesPargueraAlphonseFarquharMahé

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — weather decides more than Andros; wait.

11 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Current Cut · 5.0channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

SabineGalvestonMatagordaRockportCorpusBaffinLLMVeniceGrand IsleCalcasieuBiscayneKey LargoIslamoradaFlamingoMarathonKey WestBoca GrandeJupiterAndrosAbacoG. BahamaEleutheraAscensionMujeresEast CapeLa PazSan JuanViequesPargueraAlphonseFarquharMahé

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

5.2OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

26 mph NNE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 5.6hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 5.6hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 5.6sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief