On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 22. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

5.6OF 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 · rain · incoming

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 6.1hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.1hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 4.9channel gut on an incoming tide is a workable match.
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Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

4.3OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next flood after the shower clears. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 4.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 4.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 4.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
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