On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.1OF 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) · 7.8sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — the village run is legal; the trees want current.

2 mph NNW · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.7structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief