Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
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In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Puerto Rico: treat as catch-and-release unless DNER says otherwise the morning you keep one.
Puerto Rico · San Juan / Condado
Tarpon should be the day — the same harbor throats as they dump.
Urban tarpon. Condado Lagoon and San Juan Bay. Snook in the mangrove edges. The north coast drops to blue water in a hurry — sail and mahi are an offshore method, not this lagoon. NOAA 9755371 La Puntilla is the clock. DNER rules, not FWC.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-07-12, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
- ⚠ Puerto Rico is DNER water, not FWC. Marine reserves (including Mosquito Bay) are not a freelance wade. Verify before you keep a fish.
Forecast
low confidence
Forecast brief for Sunday, July 12. Back to this morning
Morning line
San Juan 8.0 on Sunday, July 12. 4 mph SSE. Mostly clear. YOLO day is Thursday, August 27. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
outgoing · -0.46 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From SSE · gust 8
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clouds
Mostly clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
6% lit
Waning crescent
mid range · 6%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 0.9 ft
outgoing
-0.46 ft modeled
Clock
NOAA 9755371
- LowSun 8:00 AM · -0.46
- HighSun 2:00 PM · 0.43
- LowSun 8:00 PM · -0.41
- HighMon 3:00 AM · 0.39
- LowMon 9:00 AM · -0.38
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Thursday, August 27 · 8.8
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. full · spring · tide range ~1.4 ft · wind to 17 mph · Rain · 40%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
- 8.1
Condado Lagoon
channel gut · public structure · mid
Urban tarpon water under the bridges. Not a bonefish flat. DNER rules.
- — channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Tarpon, Snook.
skiffkayakspinfly - 8.1
San Juan Bay
pass jetty · public structure · deep
The harbor. NOAA 9755371 sits on this water. Current, traffic, a tarpon that has seen a boat.
- — pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
- — In-play: Tarpon, Snook.
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When
Outgoing water
8.5Sun 8:00 AM → Sun 10:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
8.5Sun 9:00 AM → Sun 4:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.4Sun 3:00 PM → Sun 10:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.4Sun 10:00 PM → Mon 4:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.4Mon 4:00 AM → Mon 11:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Launch and beach access
Cited village and harbor launches. DNER rules. Reserves are marked.
Condado / San Juan launches
DNER / Municipio de San Juan
Urban door into the lagoon and the bay. NOAA 9755371 is on this harbor.
Official source
Legal water
No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.
No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.
Why — and who
- — Tide is outgoing (modeled — the NOAA gauge did not answer).
- — Mostly clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 4 mph SSE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waning crescent moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
8.4
Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
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In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Puerto Rico: verify DNER.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Puerto Rico: verify DNER bag and season. Do not apply an FWC closure map to this island.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Incidental. Not why you booked Condado.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Incidental. Ciguatera. Not a Condado headline.
Regs citedDNER Puerto Rico · current DNER recreational rules · rolls in 8 days. This is DNER water, not FWC. Do not paste a Jupiter snook closure onto Condado.