On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

5.1OF 10

Day

low

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

15 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.
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Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph E · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 7.0grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.5wreck edge on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief