On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph W · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.1grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are the hunt — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

12 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.9structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.4mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief