On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

30 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Farquhar passes · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph ENE · outgoing

Where

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