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

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph SE · 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

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the Neches and Sabine marsh, then the drains at Texas Point.

9 mph ESE · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 7.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 7.4marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Sabine brief