On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, January 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.5OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.0mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

Wind not in · 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.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief