On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, September 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

4.7OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph ESE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 5.2sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout are the hunt — the surf and the park pier still fish; the bay wants current.

3 mph E · 21% rain · high slack

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Grand Isle brief