On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

5.7OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the flood on the west side.

6 mph NNW · low slack

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 5.7creek bight on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West side white sand · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East side ocean cays · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

3 mph SSW · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.3grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief