On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

11 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 5.9grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

15 mph E · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief