On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 30. 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.

14 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

4.9OF 10

Day

low

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

1 mph NNW · rain · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 5.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 4.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief