On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

2 mph NNE · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.5structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.0mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

17 mph E · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief