On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, March 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

8.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 8.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 8.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Snake Bight · 6.2grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

15 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.3sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief