On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.8OF 10

Day

low

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

4 mph WSW · 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 · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

Wind not in · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 6.6mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 6.6mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief