On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 6. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.2OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 5.2channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 5.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

6 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.3mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief