On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, June 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties.

No wind reading · 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

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

7 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 5.9sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.6hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief