On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, October 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.6OF 10

Day

low

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

6 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 9.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West-side mangroves · 8.4mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Biscayne brief