On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 8. 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

medium

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

10 mph E · 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 · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

5.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Marquesas and Harbor Key on a clean incoming — permit country. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SSE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.1hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.1hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.1hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Key West brief