On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, August 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.1OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — sit the remaining Marls guts.

5 mph SSE · low slack

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.2creek bight on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Abaco brief