On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

8 mph ESE · 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

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — sit the remaining guts until the marsh dumps.

2 mph WNW · low slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.8marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief