On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 6.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 5.9channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the ocean banks as they empty; these fish are educated and the window is short.

10 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief