On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.4OF 10

Today

high

Permit are the hunt — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

4 mph ESE · rain · incoming

+0.23 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.5channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

4.6OF 10

Today

high

Permit are the hunt — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

3 mph ESE · thunderstorms · outgoing

+0.32 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.5channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 6.5channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Indian Key Channel · 6.5channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief