On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, December 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.1OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — hold for the next push through the lagoon.

11 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 5.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Juan Bay · 5.2pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Florida pompano should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

4 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief