On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, December 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

6 mph SW · low slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.0pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.0marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

13 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.0channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 7.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief