On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

4.8OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

28 mph SSE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 5.5hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 5.5hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.0sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief