On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

5.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

3 mph NNE · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.3structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 4.9mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

18 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief