On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph E · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.4OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

3 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.3mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief