On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, December 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Esperanza and Culebra banks — bones and permit, not a San Juan tarpon sentence.

14 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.9channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

13 mph NNW · outgoing

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

Where

  • LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow · 9.0mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Caminada Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief