On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph N · 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

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

15 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 7.2channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief