On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — wait; slack under the bridges is traffic.

16 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

9 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.4structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.0mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief