On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.9OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.3mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Seven Mile current and the oceanside patches — permit and tarpon, not a bonefish morning.

8 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 7.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.5wreck edge on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief