On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Mahé

Inner islands / Mahé

8.0OF 10

Today

medium

Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin) should be the day — the same reef edges, then the drop if you came to troll. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

18 mph SSE · 0% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Mahé edge · 9.1blue water on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Mahé brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.6OF 10

Today

medium

Red snapper should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

5 mph W · thunderstorms · outgoing

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • South Pass blue water · 5.4blue water on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief