On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, July 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

24 mph SE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 6.0pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 5.6hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

4.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

5 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 5.5sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.2hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief