On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — weather decides more than Andros; wait.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Current Cut · 5.9channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.3mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief