On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.9OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

2 mph NNW · 33% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.8sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.3OF 10

Today

high

Tarpon are the hunt — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph SSE · 2% rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief