On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, May 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

2 mph N · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 8.1structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.7mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.0OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood Snake Bight and the Flamingo banks — backcountry reds and snook, not oceanside bones. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph ENE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Snake Bight · 5.7grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.6mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.6mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief