On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

18 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.4OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the oceanside wrecks and the falling contentment flats.

12 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief