On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the flood; Islamorada does not forgive a low-slack cast.

16 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 5.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Channel Five · 5.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

9 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.5creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief