On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.6OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Safety Valve · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

13 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief