On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

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

14 mph SSE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 5.5grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

10 mph WNW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
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