On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph E · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

4 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • South Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 8.4marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief