On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, December 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside permit and bones, or Channel 5 current — not a Texas marsh sentence.

9 mph S · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

5 mph S · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief