On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

6.9OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.9channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

5.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Marls and Cherokee on foot, or the ocean cays by skiff.

13 mph W · rain · incoming

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.8creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 5.6hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 5.6hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief