On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, October 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

7 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 8.0creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief