On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, December 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.2OF 10

Day

low

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

13 mph SE · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.4OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — west-side white sand — schools, then the double-digit singles.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • West side white sand · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bights and creeks · 7.1creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Andros brief