On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Mujeres

Isla Mujeres / Cancún bank

4.7OF 10

Day

low

Sailfish are in the mix — the same edge as it dumps; troll along it, never across.

5 mph E · outgoing

Where

    Open the Mujeres brief

    Right desk

    florida · Key West

    Lower Keys / Key West

    5.9OF 10

    Day

    low

    Permit are the hunt — make the run or wait; slack out here is expensive.

    8 mph SE · high slack

    Where

    • Marquesas · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
    • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
    • Harbor Key Bank · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
    Open the Key West brief