On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 24. 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.

8 mph SE · 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

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the ocean banks as they empty; these fish are educated and the window is short.

13 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.4channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West-side mangroves · 6.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Biscayne brief