Permit are the hunt — Seven Mile current and the oceanside patches — permit and tarpon, not a bonefish morning. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Where

• Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches

  wreck edge · field manual · deep

  6.2

  Crab on the wreck is a different permit game than the tailer on the flat.

  • — wreck edge on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
  • — In-play: Permit, Tarpon.
  • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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• Seven Mile Bridge current

  channel gut · public structure · deep

  5.9

  Current seams. Permit and tarpon. Not a bonefish walk.

  • — channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
  • — In-play: Permit, Tarpon.
  • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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• FL - Long Key State Park (Keys)

  sand dropoff · saved map · mid

  5.6

  Oceanfront camping with bonefish flats at the tent. Reserve far ahead. · camp-surf · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
  • — In-play: Permit, Tarpon, Hogfish, Yellowtail snapper.
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• Marathon bayside basins

  grass flat · public structure · mid

  5.2

  Vaca Key gauge. Backcountry light. Summer showers, then wait for the color to come back.

  • — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — Thunderstorms — this mark is a stay-tied call, not a window.
  • — In-play: Tarpon.
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