On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, August 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

11 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.4mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.1structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

9 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Featherbed Bank · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Safety Valve · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 7.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Biscayne brief