On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, October 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SW · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.3sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the East Cape beaches for rooster, then Gordo if the blue water is in.

7 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the East Cape brief