On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, November 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

16 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

2 mph SSE · rain · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 5.4grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief