On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

13 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • First National Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.8OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph E · incoming

Where

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