On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

17 mph E · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable 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.

10 mph E · 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