On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

5.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

4 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 6.1creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 5.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 5.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

8 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 6.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 5.9channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief