On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — look, do not wade a high-slack school across lodge water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • St François flats · 6.7hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

11 mph ESE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.6structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.2mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief