On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, May 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.3OF 10

Day

low

Sailfish are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • Islamorada Hump · 9.6blue water on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Mahi-mahi should be the day — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

    Open the Flamingo brief