On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

10 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are in the mix — the same harbor throats as they dump.

12 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief