On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, March 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Snook should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

2 mph NE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.8pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.8structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.4mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable 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