On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.9OF 10

Day

low

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

10 mph E · 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 · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.0OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.4channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel Five · 6.4channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Islamorada brief