On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

2 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.7grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Florida pompano are the hunt — hold for the next incoming through the jetties.

9 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.5structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.0mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief