On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, 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

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

10 mph W · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

6.4OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief