On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

8 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.5OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks.

8 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 7.5wreck edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief