On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, March 1. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

6.1OF 10

Day

low

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

13 mph WSW · rain · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.5grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 8.1structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief