On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.2channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief