On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, July 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.3OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

5 mph NE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.4structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

11 mph ESE · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief