On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

4 mph SSW · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

6.6OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the flood; Islamorada does not forgive a low-slack cast.

14 mph E · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 6.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 5.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Channel Five · 5.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Islamorada brief