On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, March 14. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph NE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 8.1mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.8structure piling on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt.

10 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief