On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, January 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.0OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

6 mph SSE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.0pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.0mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim.

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief