On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph E · 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 · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next flood after the shower clears.

10 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief