On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, July 23. 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

low

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

2 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 8.1structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — sit the remaining guts until the marsh dumps.

4 mph WNW · low slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.0marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief