On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, May 11. 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 an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.2hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

6.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — this is a thinking wade — slack is a look.

14 mph SSE · high slack

Where

  • West End pancakes · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • East End flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the G. Bahama brief