On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, October 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

24 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.6OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph WSW · outgoing

Where

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