On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

14 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 7.0channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 7.0channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.2OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

No wind reading · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.4marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
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