On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, December 28. 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

medium

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

10 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for the next push; the pass does not fish dead.

4 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 5.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 4.8grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief