On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left 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.

16 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.4sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 7.4channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 7.4channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

5.9OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph E · 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