On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

2 mph ENE · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

6 mph W · outgoing

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

Where

  • LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow · 9.0mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 8.7sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Caminada Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief