On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

5.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

18 mph WNW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.2pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.0sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 4.6grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks.

4 mph SE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.6sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 5.7channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 5.6wreck edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief