On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, October 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties.

Wind not in · low slack

Where

  • St François flats · 6.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

10 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 8.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief