On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 11. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish are the hunt — the beach still fishes; the bank wants a troll.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.3mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief