On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

mexico · La Paz

La Paz / Espíritu Santo

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same island edges as they fall.

5 mph NNW · outgoing

Where

  • Espíritu Santo · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the La Paz brief