On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, March 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

10 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.8channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • West-side mangroves · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

8.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

9 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Card Sound / Jewfish Creek · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Blackwater Sound · 8.4mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Tavernier Creek · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Key Largo brief