On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph NW · incoming

Where

  • West-side mangroves · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.2channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the flood on the west side.

4 mph NE · low slack

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 5.9creek bight on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West side white sand · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East side ocean cays · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Andros brief