On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, June 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.2OF 10

Day

low

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

12 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 7.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · high slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief