On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — look, do not wade a high-slack school across lodge water.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • St François flats · 7.7hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Florida pompano should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

5 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.5pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.0mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief