On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph E · 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

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next flood after the shower clears.

8 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief