On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.7OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — wait; slack here is traffic.

9 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.7structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — do not grind a Biscayne slack — boat traffic already did.

10 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Safety Valve · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief