On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, May 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.7OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.2hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — look, do not wade a high-slack school into the next zip code.

7 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 6.5creek bight on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West side white sand · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief