On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, March 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.9OF 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 SSW · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.0sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.9grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the remaining guts until the bay breathes.

12 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.8mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.8mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Snake Bight · 5.4grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief