Guides
27 guides tagged flats-fishing.
New EnglandCape Cod's flats dry for a mile at low tide. Depths for Chatham Harbor, Monomoy, Pleasant Bay and the bayside flats, with launches, tides and hazards.
BahamasDepths for Harbour Island, the Eleuthera sandbars, Spanish Wells, the Devil's Backbone passage and the sheltered west-coast bays, with tides and hazards.
BahamasSea of Abaco depths for the main channel, Hope Town and Marsh Harbour entrances, Tahiti Beach sandbars and reefs, with tides, launches and hazards.
Chesapeake Mid-AtlanticDepth guide to the Chesapeake's best shallow water: Tangier Sound eelgrass flats, Smith and Tangier islands, Crisfield launches, tides, hazards and draft.
BahamasBimini depths from the harbour channel to the 0-5 ft east-side flats, the Sapona wreck and the Gulf Stream edge, with access, tides and hazards.
Carolinas GeorgiaPamlico Sound averages only 5 to 7 ft. Sound-side depths for Hatteras Island, Canadian Hole and Ocracoke, with launches, wind, hazards and draft.
BVIAnegada depths: the Setting Point channel and anchorage, the bonefish flats, Horseshoe Reef and the north-shore snorkel beaches, with hazards and tides.
Florida East CoastDepth guide to Sebastian Inlet and the Indian River Lagoon flats: inlet channel, sandbars, spoil islands, launches, tides, hazards and draft advice.
Tampa BayHow deep Crystal River, Kings Bay and Homosassa are, from the manatee springs to the Gulf flats, with kayak launches, tides, hazards and draft advice.
Puerto RicoDepths for La Parguera's mangrove cays, reef flats, bio bay and shelf edge, with launches, wind, hazards and advice for kayaks and skiffs.
BahamasHow deep the water is around North and South Bimini, Gun Cay and Cat Cay, read from a real depth map: the shallow flats behind Bimini, the even bank to the east, and the sudden drop into the Gulf Stream.
Biscayne BayWhere the shallow water is in south Biscayne Bay: the Safety Valve banks and cuts, the Stiltsville flats, the sandbar area off Key Biscayne and Boca Chita, read from a real depth map.
Florida Bay EvergladesA skiff and kayak guide to Florida Bay off Flamingo built on a real depth map: how shallow the open bay is, where the natural channels and deeper lakes run, and how to plan around the tide.
Florida KeysThree real depth maps of the Middle, Lower and Upper Keys, read the way a kayaker or skiff captain would: where the flats are, where the channels run, and how much water to expect at low tide.
BahamasA real depth map of North Eleuthera: the shallow flats on the bay side of Harbour Island, the deeper basin in the middle of the bay, and the reef shelf of the Devil's Backbone along the north shore.
Florida KeysAn honest accuracy report for ShoalScope's first depth maps: the Abacos, Destin, Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, the Keys and Pine Island Sound, checked against independent laser soundings from space.
Biscayne BayHow deep Biscayne Bay really is, from the Nixon sandbar and Stiltsville flats to Elliott Key, with launches, tides, hazards and a live satellite depth map.
Texas CoastChristmas Bay is a 4,000-acre bay you can stand in almost everywhere. Zone depths, the Bluewater Highway launches, oyster reefs, tides, hazards and draft.
BahamasHow deep the water is around Staniel Cay: the Exuma Bank, the cuts, Thunderball Grotto, Pig Beach and the sandbars, with anchorages, tides and hazards.
Florida Bay EvergladesFlorida Bay is mostly under 5 ft deep. Zone-by-zone depth guide for Flamingo, the banks and basins, launch ramps, tides, hazards and skiff draft advice.
Texas CoastThe Laguna Madre averages about 3.5 ft with miles of flats under 2 ft. Zone depths, launches, wind, hazards and draft advice for kayaks and skiffs.
Florida KeysHow deep the water is around Marathon, Boot Key and the Seven Mile Bridge flats, with launch ramps, tides, hazards and a live satellite depth map.
Florida East CoastMosquito Lagoon averages only 1 to 4 ft deep. Zone depths for the flats, the ICW channel and Canaveral National Seashore, plus launches, tides and hazards.
Southwest FloridaTypical depths in Pine Island Sound, Captiva Shoals and Redfish Pass, plus launches, Great Calusa Blueway tips, tides, hazards and skiff draft guidance.
Tampa BayDepth guide to Tampa Bay's best shallow water: Fort De Soto, Mullet Key Bayou, Egmont Channel edges and Weedon Island, with launches, tides and hazards.
Southwest FloridaHow deep the Ten Thousand Islands are, from the mud flats and oyster bars to the passes and Gulf, with launches, tides, hazards and kayak route advice.
Florida KeysDepth guide to the Key Largo and Islamorada backcountry: Blackwater Sound, the Everglades flats, Pennekamp patch reefs, launch ramps, tides and hazards.