On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.3OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

10 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.5structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.0mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

10 mph SE · incoming

Where

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