On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — hold for the next push through the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

22 mph SSE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 4.9pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 4.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

14 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief