On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the throats — this is why the week is booked. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

31 mph SSE · outgoing

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 7.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief