On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, October 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are the hunt — hold for the next push through the lagoon.

12 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.1channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Seven Mile current and the oceanside patches — permit and tarpon, not a bonefish morning.

6 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 7.7wreck edge on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 7.2channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief