On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, March 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

9.1OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 9.0hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 8.3sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — wait; slack under the bridges is traffic.

17 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.4channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief