On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, May 1. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the ocean banks as they empty; these fish are educated and the window is short.

8 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 8.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West-side mangroves · 8.1mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

8.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief