On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

4.6OF 10

Today

medium

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

10 mph SE · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.2pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.2mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.0structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.4OF 10

Today

high

Tarpon are the hunt — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

7 mph WSW · 5% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 9.6pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.1grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief