On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. 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

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

9 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.6sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

4.5OF 10

Today

high

Speckled trout are the hunt — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

4 mph ENE · thunderstorms · outgoing

-0.26 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 6.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 5.2marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 5.0sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief