On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, May 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.4OF 10

Day

low

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

9 mph WSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — hold for the next push through the lagoon.

10 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.3channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief