On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

8 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 7.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 7.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

10 mph SSW · high slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief