On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

4 mph NE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.0sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

5.8OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

1 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.3structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 4.9mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief