On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, September 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.8OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • St François flats · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

3 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 7.8structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief