On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — the village run is legal; the trees want current.

7 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.8structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

23 mph S · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.0sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.9grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief