On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Esperanza and Culebra banks — bones and permit, not a San Juan tarpon sentence.

12 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.9channel gut on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — hold for the next push through the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

24 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief