On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

5.5OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

4 mph N · rain · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 6.9oyster reef on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.0pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.0OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · 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