On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the same harbor throats as they dump.

9 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.8channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.8pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

6.6OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — pole the remaining water; slack here is short. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

13 mph SSE · 0% rain · high slack

-0.21 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Aransas Pass / jetties · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • F/V MISS TAKE · 6.4wreck edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Copano Bay reefs · 6.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Rockport brief