On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 20. 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 — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.9OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

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