On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next push under the bridges.

12 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 5.7channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 5.7wreck edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Marathon brief

Right 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.

12 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