On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — hold for the next push through the rim.

Wind not in · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right 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.

6 mph ENE · 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