On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood Snake Bight and the Flamingo banks — backcountry reds and snook, not oceanside bones.

7 mph WNW · rain · incoming

Where

  • Snake Bight · 5.6grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 5.6hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.6mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph ENE · incoming

Where

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