On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

5.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

16 mph S · 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

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

1 mph NW · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.0pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief