On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, July 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.2OF 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.

20 mph SE · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

8.7OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks.

6 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 8.3wreck edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief