On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

mexico · Mujeres

Isla Mujeres / Cancún bank

4.9OF 10

Day

low

Sailfish are in the mix — the Cancún / Mujeres bank — sail on the current, not a bonefish morning.

11 mph NE · incoming

Where

    Open the Mujeres brief

    Right desk

    texas · Rockport

    Aransas / Copano / Redfish

    7.3OF 10

    Day

    low

    Redfish are the hunt — get off the skinny and sit the reefs.

    7 mph SSE · low slack

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

    Where

    • Lydia Ann Channel · 7.3channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
    • TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch · 7.2serpulid reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
    • Copano Bay reefs · 7.1oyster reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
    Open the Rockport brief