On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, August 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — hold for the next incoming through the jetties.

11 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.2structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.0pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.8mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

8 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.3grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief