On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

11 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Tavernier Creek · 7.4channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Card Sound / Jewfish Creek · 6.7channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Garden Cove / Pennekamp oceanside · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key Largo brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

6 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.7grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief