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

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the river-marsh drains — this water dumps after a blow.

8 mph NNW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Sabine Bank · 7.9pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Sabine brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

9 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief