On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, December 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

4 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next push under the bridges.

6 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Marathon bayside basins · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief