On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, October 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

5.6OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

7 mph ESE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.6structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.2mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

9 mph SW · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.3sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief