On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, October 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Current Cut and the east-side ocean flats — permit first, bones second.

9 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Current Cut · 6.6channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

17 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 8.1channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief