On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.1OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph E · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.5OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

12 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief