On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, December 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same wash — rooster faces the tide.

9 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

9 mph S · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.8sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief