On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.6OF 10

Day

low

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

13 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 · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

5 mph N · thunderstorms · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 4.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 4.5pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 4.4marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
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