On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

4.5OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

8 mph ESE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.5structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.2mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

6 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief