On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, May 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.3sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

3 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief