On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, November 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

3 mph NNE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 7.4structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.0mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

5 mph NNW · high slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • South Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.4marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief