On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, December 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

14 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Card Sound / Jewfish Creek · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Blackwater Sound · 6.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Tavernier Creek · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

8 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
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