On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, May 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

4 mph SSW · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 8.1mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.8structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — weather decides more than Andros; wait.

9 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Current Cut · 5.9channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief