On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.7OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

7 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief