On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.3OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph SE · 10% rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.3OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

7 mph NNE · thunderstorms · high slack

-0.12 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • South Pass · 4.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 4.5pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 4.4marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
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