On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 2. 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

low

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

10 mph ESE · 23% rain · incoming

Where

  • West-side mangroves · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.2channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are in the mix — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

9 mph ESE · 20% rain · incoming

Where

  • West End pancakes · 7.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East End flats · 7.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the G. Bahama brief