On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 22. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — oceanside permit and bones, or Channel 5 current — not a Texas marsh sentence.

16 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.3sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

5.7OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next flood after the shower clears.

13 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief