On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, December 17. 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 · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — bayside basins until Vaca water turns.

12 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.9sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.0channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 5.7wreck edge on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief