On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, May 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

2 mph SSW · rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.2sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.1grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.3OF 10

Day

low

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

2 mph NW · outgoing

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief