On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.3OF 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.

25 mph SSE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 5.9hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 5.5hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

7 mph SW · rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.6pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.2sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.1grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief