On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · incoming

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.6oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

5.9OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 5.0channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 5.0pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief