On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, August 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

5.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — weather decides more than Andros; wait.

17 mph E · rain · high slack

Where

  • Current Cut · 5.5channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 5.5hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the throats — this is why the week is booked. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

32 mph SE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.2pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief