On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, December 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

16 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks.

8 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.8sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.6wreck edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief