On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

12 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — make the run or wait; slack out here is expensive.

9 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief