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

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

8.1OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish should be the day — work East Matagorda reefs and the ICW exchange — there is almost no Gulf inlet.

10 mph SSW · 1% rain · incoming

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

Where

  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC) · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Pringle Lake / Matagorda Island backlakes · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Matagorda brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

6 mph SE · 6% rain · incoming

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief