On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

16 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 5.9grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.7mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.7mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief