On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, September 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

2 mph NNE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 8.1structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.7mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

10 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.2grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief