On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, May 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.6OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Snake Bight · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

9.1OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — Marquesas and Harbor Key on a clean incoming — permit country.

7 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Marquesas · 9.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 9.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 9.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Key West brief