On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.2OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.7grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

4.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph ENE · thunderstorms · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 4.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • First National Bank · 4.3hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 4.0mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief