On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

11 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.2creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Abaco brief