On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, October 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.0OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph S · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next flood after the shower clears.

7 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief