On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, February 9. 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

low

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

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Florida pompano are the hunt — wait; slack here is traffic.

8 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.4structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.0pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.0mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief