On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 29. 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

Day

low

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

9 mph E · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood Calcasieu Lake shell, then the pass if the wind lets water in.

5 mph NNE · incoming

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 8.2oyster reef on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief