On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.3OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the flood; Islamorada does not forgive a low-slack cast.

16 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.4channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Channel Five · 6.4channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada 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