Permit are the hunt — the ocean banks as they empty; these fish are educated and the window is short. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Where

• Cape Florida Channel

  channel gut · public structure · deep

  9.3

  USGS GNIS 279999. The Key Biscayne throat. Current seams, not a wade.

  USGS GNIS 279999

  • — channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Permit, Tarpon.
  • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
  skiffspinfly

• Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge

  sand dropoff · public structure · mid

  7.8

  Public geography. Tide seams off Key Biscayne. Virginia Key gauge is the clock.

  • — sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Permit, Tarpon.
  skiffflyspin

• West-side mangroves

  mangrove edge · field manual · mid

  7.4

  Baby tarpon and snook. Not the oceanside slam. Outgoing along the roots.

  • — mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Tarpon.
  skiffkayakflyspin

• Featherbed Bank

  hard flat · public structure · skinny

  6.1

  USGS GNIS 282399. South Biscayne classic. Incoming on the bank. Educated bones. Boat traffic is part of the problem.

  USGS GNIS 282399

  • — hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Permit.
  skiffflyspin

• Safety Valve

  hard flat · public structure · skinny

  6.1

  USGS GNIS 293633. Oceanside flood. Permit and bones on a clean incoming. Wind from the east dirties it fast.

  USGS GNIS 293633

  • — hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Permit.
  skifffly