On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 20. 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.

8 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

5.8OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

3 mph N · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.3structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 4.9mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief