On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, May 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

11 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Snake Bight · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

12 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief