On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — the same trees on the dump, then the southwest drop if the method is Offshore.

10 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.0mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

Wind not in · 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