On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, March 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.

15 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.0sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.8channel gut on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • West-side mangroves · 7.4mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

4 mph NNW · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 8.0creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief