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

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

12 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 6.7channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief