On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.6OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph NW · 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

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.0OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish are the hunt — the beach still fishes; the bank wants a troll.

10 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the East Cape brief