On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, April 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Farquhar passes · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief