On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, August 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

4.8OF 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.

25 mph SSE · rain · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 6.1hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 5.6hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

5 mph W · thunderstorms · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • South Pass · 5.9pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.2marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
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