On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

4 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.5structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.0mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

6.2OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

6 mph WSW · rain · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 6.9oyster reef on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.0pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief