On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, July 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — hold for the next push; the pass does not fish dead.

7 mph SW · low slack

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 5.4grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

4.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are in the mix — East or West End pancakes — one fish, on foot. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

22 mph ESE · rain · incoming

Where

  • West End pancakes · 5.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East End flats · 5.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the G. Bahama brief