On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, January 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.7OF 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

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Bonefish should be the day — oceanside permit and bones, or Channel 5 current — not a Texas marsh sentence.

14 mph E · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.4sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Islamorada oceanside flats · 6.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Tea Table / Indian Key fills · 6.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief