On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

7.9OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — Mitchell's Cut and the ship-channel side do the exchanging. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

9 mph SSE · 1% rain · outgoing

-0.27 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • TX - East Matagorda Bay (Matagorda Harbor) · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • East Matagorda Bay - THE DRIFT BAY · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Colorado River delta · 7.9river delta on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Matagorda brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.1OF 10

Today

medium

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

8 mph SE · 2% rain · incoming

+0.54 ft

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

Where

  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief