On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

10 mph SW · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.1grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

6 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.7sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.2creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Abaco brief