On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, October 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph NNE · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 8.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are the hunt — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

6 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.2channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief