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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

8 mph ESE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.6structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.2mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.3OF 10

Day

low

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

24 mph SE · 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