On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Mahé

Inner islands / Mahé

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same reef edges, then the drop if you came to troll.

13 mph SSE · outgoing

Where

  • Ste Anne Marine Park · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Mahé brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.2OF 10

Day

low

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

22 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