On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, September 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · LLM

Lower Laguna Madre

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — sight-cast reds in inches on South Bay and the spoils.

7 mph SE · 5% rain · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • TX - South Padre north of Access 6 · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • South Padre - north of Beach Access 6 · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • South Bay · 7.9grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph SE · 14% rain · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
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