On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

4 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.0sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

5 mph ENE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief