On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

9 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • First National Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — the village run is legal; the trees want current.

11 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.7structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief