On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.0OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish are the hunt — walk the wash or run the banks.

Wind not in · low slack

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the East Cape 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