On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, May 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the throats — this is why the week is booked. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

23 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 8.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — wait; slack here is traffic.

11 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.8structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief