On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, February 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.9OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • St François flats · 6.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for the next push; the pass does not fish dead.

7 mph W · low slack

Where

  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.0pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 5.5grass flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief