On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo.

10 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 7.4mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 7.4mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

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

16 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.4sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Biscayne brief