On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

16 mph ENE · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

5.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

14 mph WSW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.2pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.0sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 4.6grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief