Week of the water

Permit should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

Summer pattern holds. Smaller packs, honest shots, west-side permit if it lays down. Fly in the morning. Shade at noon.

wind quiet · outgoing

Window. Last light · outgoing — Last light on outgoing water.

— Tide is outgoing (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).

— Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.

Permit should be the day — the Marls and Cherokee on foot, or the ocean cays by skiff.

Summer pattern holds. Smaller packs, honest shots, west-side permit if it lays down. Fly in the morning. Shade at noon.

6 mph W · incoming

Window. Incoming water — Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

— Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).

— Overcast. Clouds steal the window on bones and permit.

Bonefish are in the mix — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot.

Summer pattern holds. Smaller packs, honest shots, west-side permit if it lays down. Fly in the morning. Shade at noon.

6 mph SSE · incoming

Window. Incoming water — Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

— Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).

— Mostly clear. Clouds steal the window on bones and permit.

Permit should be the day — Current Cut and the east-side ocean flats — permit first, bones second.

Summer pattern holds. Smaller packs, honest shots, west-side permit if it lays down. Fly in the morning. Shade at noon.

9 mph E · incoming

Window. Incoming water — Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

— Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).

— Clear. Sky is workable.