On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — hold for the next push through the cut.

7 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Current Cut · 6.4channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief