On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, October 13. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim.

17 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.9hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

4.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are the hunt — look, do not grind a high-slack school across the biosphere.

7 mph ESE · rain · high slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 5.8sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief