On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, May 19. 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.

8 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

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next incoming; they will not eat a bad presentation here.

11 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West-side mangroves · 6.2mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief