On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

No wind reading · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.5structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.0mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.2OF 10

Day

low

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

25 mph SSE · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Farquhar passes · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief