On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Esperanza and Culebra banks — bones and permit, not a San Juan tarpon sentence.

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 6.1channel gut on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · outgoing

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.5creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief