On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

3 mph N · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 7.8structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next inch on the south side.

13 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 6.4channel 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