On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 23. 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 E · 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

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

4.5OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

4 mph SW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.4structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief