On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, October 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.0OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

6 mph E · rain · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.1sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

5.0OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

4 mph SSE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.5structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.2mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief