On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, February 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

10 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 · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.1OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 7.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief