On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, September 27. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.6OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph NNW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.8pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.8mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.6structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

4 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief