On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 29. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.9hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — sit the remaining guts until the marsh dumps.

11 mph N · low slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 7.1pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.8marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief