On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

7 mph W · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.4grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

texas · LLM

Lower Laguna Madre

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — get in the remaining water; this is a sight fishery, not a drain.

Wind not in · low slack

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

Where

  • TX - South Padre north of Access 6 · 6.9sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • South Padre - north of Beach Access 6 · 6.9sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Mansfield Cut · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the LLM brief