On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, December 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.1OF 10

Day

medium

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

12 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

texas · Corpus

Corpus Christi Bay

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait for the next push through the jetties.

18 mph ESE · high slack

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

Where

  • TX - Goose Island State Park · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch · 8.1serpulid reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Bird Island Basin (PINS) · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Corpus brief