On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, July 25. 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 — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

9 mph W · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

7 mph ENE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 5.6sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 4.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief