On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

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

16 mph ENE · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.4OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · 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 · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief