On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

3 mph S · rain · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.6structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.1mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.

7 mph ESE · 45% rain · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • West-side mangroves · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief