On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, April 10. 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 — the beach still fishes; the bank wants a troll.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 9.0pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.7sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief