On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.2OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.4sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — look, do not wade a high-slack school into the next zip code.

3 mph NNW · high slack

Where

  • West side white sand · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Bights and creeks · 5.8creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Andros brief