On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 3. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

4.5OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

8 mph SSE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.4structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.1mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

7.1OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

16 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.8sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief