On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 16. 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.

10 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

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.7OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

15 mph S · high slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief