On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

4.7OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo.

7 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 4.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.2OF 10

Today

high

Mangrove / gray snapper are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

3 mph S · 1% rain · high slack

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief