On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, July 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.5OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this atoll empties.

17 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • St François flats · 5.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph S · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.4structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.0mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief