Week of the water

Redfish are the hunt — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Same heat, slightly shorter days. Trout still deep. Reds on the first moving water. Flounder are a September story — do not force them.

Water.

9 mph SSW · 0% rain · 92°F water

Tide.

incoming · -0.3 ft vs the table

Moon.

Waxing gibbous · mid

Window.

Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.

— Tide is incoming from NOAA.

— Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

Same heat. Venice tarpon thinning. Reds on the first moving water. Flounder are an October story here.

Water.

2 mph ESE · 7% rain

Tide.

incoming · -0.5 ft vs the table

Moon.

Waxing gibbous · mid

Window.

Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.

— Tide is incoming from NOAA.

— On this coast the wind often outruns the printed tide. Observed water is -0.45 ft versus the prediction.

Permit are the hunt — oceanside permit and bones, or Channel 5 current — not a Texas marsh sentence. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Snook still closed — Boca through September, Jupiter through August. Bones at first light. Thunder by two.

Water.

3 mph ESE · thunderstorms · 92°F water

Tide.

incoming · +0.2 ft vs the table

Moon.

Waxing gibbous · mid

Window.

Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.

— Tide is incoming from NOAA.

— Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.

Permit should be the day — west-side white sand — schools, then the double-digit singles.

Summer pattern holds. Smaller packs, honest shots, west-side permit if it lays down. Fly in the morning. Shade at noon.

Water.

4 mph NE · 0% rain

Tide.

incoming

Moon.

Waxing gibbous · mid

Window.

Incoming water — Moving water in the right part of the day.

— Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).

— Clear · 0%. Sky is workable.

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

Same heat. Gordo if the water is right. Ascension at dawn. Sail are a winter story.

Water.

5 mph N · 35% rain

Tide.

low slack

Moon.

Waxing gibbous · mid

Window.

Outgoing water — Moving water in the right part of the day.

— Tide is low slack (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).

— Mostly clear. Clouds steal the window on bones and permit.

Tarpon should be the day — the same harbor throats as they dump.

Same heat. Parguera trees at first light. The north drop if a storm missed you.

Water.

9 mph E · 10% rain · 86°F water

Tide.

outgoing · +0.5 ft vs the table

Moon.

Waxing gibbous · mid

Window.

Outgoing water — Moving water in the right part of the day.

— Tide is outgoing from NOAA.

— The gauge is +0.49 ft off the predicted table — read the water, not just the printout.

Giant trevally are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

Still the windy half. Plan Mahé or wait for October.

Water.

23 mph SE · 0% rain

Tide.

low slack

Moon.

Waxing gibbous · mid

Window.

Outgoing water — Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

— Tide is low slack (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).

— Overcast. Clouds steal the window on bones and permit.