On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, February 15. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Florida pompano are the hunt — wait; slack here is traffic.

9 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.4structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.0pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.0mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — run or rest — slack on this water is not a hunt.

12 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.2sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief