On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, March 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

8.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 9.0hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 8.3sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

8 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 9.0grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.7pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.3sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief