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

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.

9 mph SE · 0% rain · incoming

+0.56 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

Right desk

texas · Baffin

Upper Laguna / Baffin

7.5OF 10

Today

medium

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

14 mph SE · 2% rain · 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