On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, July 6. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

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

16 mph S · rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.2sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.1grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.3OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

7 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief