On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

5.5OF 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.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — wait; slack under the bridges is traffic.

6 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 5.2channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 5.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief