On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

4.2OF 10

Today

high

Hogfish are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

4 mph SE · thunderstorms · high slack

+0.31 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 4.5sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 4.3channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel Five · 4.3channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.5OF 10

Today

medium

Giant trevally should be the day — the throats — this is why the week is booked. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SE · 2% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 7.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief