On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Mujeres

Isla Mujeres / Cancún bank

5.7OF 10

Day

low

Sailfish are in the mix — the Cancún / Mujeres bank — sail on the current, not a bonefish morning.

9 mph NE · incoming

Where

    Open the Mujeres brief

    Right desk

    seychelles · Alphonse

    Alphonse / St François

    6.0OF 10

    Day

    low

    Giant trevally are the hunt — look, do not wade a high-slack school across lodge water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

    21 mph SE · high slack

    Where

    • St François flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
    • Alphonse lagoon · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
    Open the Alphonse brief