On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 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 · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

8.8OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the oceanside wrecks and the falling contentment flats.

7 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Marquesas · 8.3hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 8.3hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 8.3hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief