On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

6.0OF 10

Day

medium

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

10 mph W · rain · outgoing

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

Where

  • Surf access adjacent to Grand Isle. NO camping - · 7.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Caminada Pass · 6.8pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 6.8marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

5 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief