On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

4.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

5 mph E · thunderstorms · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 4.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 4.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — pole the remaining water; slack here is short.

9 mph SE · high slack

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

Where

  • Copano Bay reefs · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Redfish Bay grass · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Rockport brief