On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

8.7OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 7.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

4 mph SW · high slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • South Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.4marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief