On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside permit and bones, or Channel 5 current — not a Texas marsh sentence.

17 mph E · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.4sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — the same harbor throats as they dump.

11 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.7channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief