On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.2OF 10

Today

medium

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

6 mph SSE · 2% rain · incoming

+0.50 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

4.7OF 10

Today

high

Tarpon are the hunt — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

10 mph SSE · thunderstorms · incoming

+0.12 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.8structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 4.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief