Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
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Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — not this flat or marsh. Switch method to Offshore. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Mexico: verify CONAPESCA.
Mexico · Isla Mujeres / Cancún bank
Sailfish are in the mix — the Cancún / Mujeres bank — sail on the current, not a bonefish morning.
Winter sailfish capital. The fleet works the Yucatan current north of Cancún. Mahi on the weed in summer. This is a troll-and-kite desk, not a bonefish brief. Modeled tide, Open-Meteo wind.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-11-04, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
- ⚠ Mexico requires a CONAPESCA license. Sian Ka’an, Contoy, and Espíritu Santo are park or biosphere water — verify before you fish.
Forecast
low confidence
Forecast brief for Wednesday, November 4. Back to this morning
Morning line
Mujeres 5.4 on Wednesday, November 4. 10 mph NE. Clear. YOLO day is Saturday, August 29. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
incoming · -0.05 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From NE · gust 13
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
29% lit
Waning crescent
neap range · 29%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.7 ft
incoming
-0.05 ft modeled
Clock
Modeled M2
- LowWed 5:00 AM · -0.86
- HighWed 11:00 AM · 0.85
- LowWed 5:00 PM · -0.83
- HighThu 12:00 AM · 0.80
- LowThu 6:00 AM · -0.79
Mexico tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing. There is no NOAA gauge here.
Monthly YOLO day
Saturday, August 29 · 9.6
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waning gibbous · spring · tide range ~0.9 ft · wind to 9 mph · 51% chance of rain
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
No marks match this method on this water.
When
Incoming water
10.0Wed 8:00 AM → Wed 1:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.7Wed 12:00 PM → Wed 7:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.7Wed 6:00 PM → Thu 1:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
10.0Thu 1:00 AM → Thu 8:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Thu 7:00 AM → Thu 2:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Launch and beach access
Lodge towns and cited marinas. CONAPESCA license. Biosphere and park water is not a freelance wade.
Isla Mujeres marinas
CONAPESCA / Quintana Roo
The sailfish fleet door. Not a flats ramp.
Official source
Legal water
No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.
No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.
Why — and who
- — Tide is incoming (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
- — Clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 10 mph NE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waning crescent moon — neap tide range. Offshore wants bait and current more than a skinny tide.
3.5
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
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Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — not this flat or marsh. Switch method to Offshore. Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: catch-and-release for Atlantic sail except a rare harvest tag. Federal HMS permit in federal waters. Texas/Bahamas: treat as C&R.
Mahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
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Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — not this flat or marsh. Switch method to Offshore. Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 10/person, 60/vessel, 20 in fork. Texas: 3/day in federal waters under HMS/coastal rules — verify NOAA HMS and TPWD. Mexico: verify CONAPESCA. Bahamas: check current bag.
Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin)
Thunnus atlanticus / Thunnus albacares
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Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — not this flat or marsh. Switch method to Offshore. Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Federal HMS rules. Yellowfin typically 27 in curved fork. Blackfin often more liberal — verify NOAA HMS and FWC/TPWD the morning you leave the inlet.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Incidental. Ciguatera is a real reason not to keep a big one.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Incidental. Not why you booked Ascension or East Cape.
Regs citedCONAPESCA recreational license · current CONAPESCA rules · rolls in 7 days. Sian Ka’an, Contoy, and Espíritu Santo are park or biosphere water. Roosterfish is Baja, not the Gulf.