On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.

6 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

3 mph S · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.4structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief