On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.9OF 10

Day

low

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

21 mph SSE · 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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — the village run is legal; the trees want current.

2 mph N · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.4structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.0mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief