On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

4.5OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

15 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.2channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 4.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 4.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.2OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

11 mph WSW · 3% rain · high slack

-0.02 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief