On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

10 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.7OF 10

Day

low

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

16 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.9sand 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