On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, May 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.4OF 10

Day

low

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

12 mph SE · 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

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

7 mph WSW · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief