On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.2grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

32 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief