On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, November 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Snook are the hunt — wait; slack here is traffic.

9 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.4structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

4 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.5grass 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.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.6sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief