On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, September 12. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.8OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

10 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 8.1structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — wind and color decide; slack here is a look, not a grind.

7 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Snake Bight · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 7.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 7.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Flamingo brief