On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, July 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — weather decides more than Andros; wait.

9 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Current Cut · 5.7channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph S · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.3grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief