On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, October 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

2 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 8.1structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

7 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 8.0creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief