On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same wash — rooster faces the tide.

6 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the East Cape brief