On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.0OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph N · 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

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

8.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

10 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Card Sound / Jewfish Creek · 7.0channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Garden Cove / Pennekamp oceanside · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Rodriguez Key / Mosquito Bank · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key Largo brief