On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.5OF 10

Today

medium

Snook are the hunt — the village run is legal; the trees want current.

6 mph E · 2% 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

texas · Matagorda

Matagorda Bay

8.1OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — work East Matagorda reefs and the ICW exchange — there is almost no Gulf inlet. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

14 mph SSE · 0% rain · incoming

-0.21 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Port O'Connor jetties · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Matagorda Ship Channel · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Matagorda brief