On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.6OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.0pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.6hard 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

low

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

10 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.1grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief