On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

12 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 6.4channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.1OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph W · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief