On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, May 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.8structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.4mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

8 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.9hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Ascension brief