On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, October 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

9 mph SW · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are the hunt — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SSE · high slack

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 6.9channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West-side mangroves · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief