On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

2 mph N · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.5structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.0mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

6.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next inch on the south side.

14 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Esperanza banks · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Culebra banks · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Vieques brief