On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, February 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — look, do not grind a high-slack school across the biosphere.

2 mph NE · high slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.4sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

17 mph E · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief