On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, March 1. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the cut and the Exuma-edge banks as they fall.

8 mph E · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

2 mph NNE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 8.1structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.7mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief