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

7.4OF 10

Today

high

Tarpon 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.

6 mph SE · 6% rain · incoming

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

6.6OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish should be the day — the Cameron jetties and the pass — fall flounder water before the LDWF close.

9 mph W · 8% rain · outgoing

-0.09 ft

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

Where

    Open the Calcasieu brief