On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish are the hunt — walk the wash or run the banks.

6 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 6.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right 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.

5 mph W · 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