On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

15 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 7.5channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

25 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.8channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • West-side mangroves · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief