On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.9OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are the hunt — wait; slack under the bridges is traffic.

14 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief