On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.1structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

5.4OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph WNW · rain · high slack

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 5.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 5.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Snake Bight · 4.9grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief