On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, October 3. 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

low

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SSE · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

5 mph NE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.9hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Ascension brief