On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 27. 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 — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SE · 27% rain · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

4.5OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — Seven Mile current and the oceanside patches — permit and tarpon, not a bonefish morning.

10 mph SE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 5.6sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 5.4wreck edge on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Marathon bayside basins · 5.2grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Marathon brief