On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

4.3OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

3 mph ESE · thunderstorms · outgoing

+0.29 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 3.8hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.2OF 10

Today

medium

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

10 mph SE · 0% rain · incoming

+0.54 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

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