On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 30. 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 — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

1 mph NNE · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

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

3 mph SSW · 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