On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.9OF 10

Day

low

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

3 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Paila · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

florida · Key Largo

Key Largo / Pennekamp

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the falling ocean bank and Tavernier Creek; Pennekamp SPAs stay no-take.

10 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Garden Cove / Pennekamp oceanside · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Rodriguez Key / Mosquito Bank · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Tavernier Creek · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Key Largo brief