Permit are the hunt — bayside basins until Vaca water turns.

Where

This pip is that mark on this tide — not the day on the ring.

• FL - Long Key State Park (Keys)

  sand dropoff · saved map · mid

  7.2

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

  • — sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • — In-play: Permit, Bonefish, Yellowtail snapper.
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• Seven Mile Bridge current

  channel gut · public structure · deep

  6.4

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

  • — channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Permit.
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• Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches

  wreck edge · field manual · deep

  6.1

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

  • — wreck edge on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Permit.
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• Marathon bayside basins

  grass flat · public structure · mid

  4.2

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

  • — grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
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