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.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

texas · Baffin

Upper Laguna / Baffin

7.9OF 10

Today

medium

Speckled trout should be the day — sight the grass and serpulid — do not fish Baffin like Rockport.

10 mph S · 2% rain · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • TX - Mustang Island SP · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - PINS South Beach miles 0-5 · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Mustang Island beach - SP to Packery · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Baffin brief