On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, October 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 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

7.0OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.8sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief