On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — hold for the next push through the lagoon.

10 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.3channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the flood; Islamorada does not forgive a low-slack cast. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 7.1channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Channel Five · 7.1channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief