On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

mexico · La Paz

La Paz / Espíritu Santo

8.3OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — Espíritu Santo and the rocky beaches — rooster, then El Bajo if the season is on.

6 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • Espíritu Santo · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the La Paz brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SSE · rain · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 4.8pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 4.6hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief