On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 9. 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

Redfish 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 SW · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

13 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Card Sound / Jewfish Creek · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Blackwater Sound · 6.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Tavernier Creek · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Key Largo brief