On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, May 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

8.7OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · outgoing

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 8.4marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • LA - Leeville / Golden Meadow · 8.4mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.9OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.9hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief