On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, July 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.4structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; this pass wants moving water.

8 mph NNE · high slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.6pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief