On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.1OF 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.

27 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

9 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cape Florida Channel · 6.6channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief