On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, January 1. 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 — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

Wind not in · 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

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

8.1OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Featherbed Bank · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief