On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, February 9. 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

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the ocean banks as they empty; these fish are educated and the window is short.

10 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 8.4channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

14 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief