On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.3OF 10

Day

low

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

15 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 5.7channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief