On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, October 3. 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.

6 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.3sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are the hunt — hold for the next push through the lagoon.

13 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.1channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief