On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 1. 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.

25 mph SE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 5.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

4.7OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph NNW · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 5.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 5.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 5.2sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief