On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.9OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — look, do not wade a high-slack school across lodge water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

22 mph SSE · high slack

Where

  • St François flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

25 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar passes · 8.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief