On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.7OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · 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

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

4 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.4marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief