On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Mahé

Inner islands / Mahé

5.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally 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 SE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Ste Anne Marine Park · 6.0sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Mahé brief

Right desk

louisiana · Grand Isle

Grand Isle / Barataria

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Speckled trout should be the day — Caminada and the island backside as they empty.

4 mph SE · outgoing

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

Where

  • Caminada Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Barataria bayside · 8.1marsh drain on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Grand Isle State Park · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Grand Isle brief