On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

14 mph E · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.4sand 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

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

2 mph NE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief