On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.0OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next flood after the shower clears.

12 mph SSE · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

8 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.3mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief