On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Baffin

Upper Laguna / Baffin

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Speckled trout are the hunt — look, do not grind — this water is clear and they see you.

14 mph SE · high slack

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

Where

  • Baffin Bay rocks · 7.5serpulid reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Nine Mile Hole · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch · 7.5serpulid reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Baffin brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

3.6OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

10 mph ESE · thunderstorms · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 3.7structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 3.4mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief