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

7.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

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 · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.2OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

2 mph NE · thunderstorms · incoming

-0.11 ft

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

Where

    Open the Venice brief