On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

12 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.4structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

11 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Cherokee Sound · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 5.7hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief