On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, January 7. 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

low

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

8 mph WSW · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 7.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief