On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — hold for the next push through the cut.

8 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Current Cut · 6.0channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

11 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 5.5grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief