On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

5.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

13 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.7channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 5.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 5.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — sit the remaining guts until the bay breathes.

13 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.8mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.8mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • First National Bank · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief