On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.1OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph NNE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.6hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 5.6sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo.

16 mph ENE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.2mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.2mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 5.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief