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 · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

4.1OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — oceanside permit and bones, or Channel 5 current — not a Texas marsh sentence.

5 mph E · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 5.2hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 5.2hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 5.1channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.3OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph SE · 10% rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat 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