On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.9OF 10

Today

medium

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

15 mph E · 0% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

4.7OF 10

Today

high

Speckled trout are the hunt — Caminada and the island backside as they empty. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

8 mph NNE · thunderstorms · outgoing

-0.37 ft

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
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