On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph ENE · 52% rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.3grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

12 mph S · rain · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.4oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief