On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, March 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

5 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.8structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.4mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

14 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief