On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, September 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

4.6OF 10

Day

low

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

1 mph NE · 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

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.8OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

4 mph SSE · 8% rain · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 8.1structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief