On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, March 6. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 7.1structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.6mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

8 mph W · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief