On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

15 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.3sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — hold for the next incoming through the jetties.

9 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.2mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief