On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

22 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.1OF 10

Day

low

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 · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief