On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

4.1OF 10

Today

high

Hogfish are the hunt — wait for the next push under the bridges. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

4 mph SE · thunderstorms · high slack

+0.31 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 4.3channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 4.3wreck edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 4.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

4.4OF 10

Today

high

Permit are the hunt — Marquesas and Harbor Key on a clean incoming — permit country. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph ESE · thunderstorms · incoming

+0.25 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Marquesas · 5.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 5.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 5.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Key West brief