On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, October 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

4.5OF 10

Day

low

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

16 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Esperanza banks · 5.2hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.2channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Culebra banks · 5.2hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

6 mph NW · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.4marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
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