On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, August 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.9OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are the hunt — wait; slack under the bridges is traffic.

14 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

5 mph NNE · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.4marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief