On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, March 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.6OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph W · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

9.0OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

9 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 8.3hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief