On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge.

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.7OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.3mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief