On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Current Cut and the east-side ocean flats — permit first, bones second.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Current Cut · 6.1channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.2OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · 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