On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout are the hunt — sit Caminada until it turns.

10 mph SW · low slack

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

Where

  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 7.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 6.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Caminada Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.0OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

12 mph E · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 6.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 5.9channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief