On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.6OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

29 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.2mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.2mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 5.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

5.9OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

23 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief