On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, December 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

16 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.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

4 mph NNW · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
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