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

7.3OF 10

Today

medium

Snook are the hunt — the village run is legal; the trees want current. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph ESE · 0% rain · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 7.1structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.6mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

4.7OF 10

Today

high

Permit are the hunt — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph SE · thunderstorms · outgoing

+0.30 ft

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

Where

  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.5channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.4wreck edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 5.9sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief