On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the flood; Islamorada does not forgive a low-slack cast.

14 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 7.1channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Channel Five · 7.1channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

6 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief