On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 26. 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 — 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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

7 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.3mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief