On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, October 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

4.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are the hunt — look, do not grind a high-slack school into the reserve.

16 mph E · thunderstorms · high slack

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 4.8hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 4.8hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 4.0channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

7 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief