On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, May 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph ESE · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

1 mph SE · incoming

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

Where

  • West Bay grass · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Christmas Bay · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief