On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 22. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — the same harbor throats as they dump.

10 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.0channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 7.0pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

6.9OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — pole the remaining water; slack here is short.

10 mph SE · high slack

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

Where

  • Copano Bay reefs · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC) · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Rockport brief