On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, September 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.9OF 10

Day

medium

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

4 mph W · 2% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 8.4mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 8.1structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

2 mph SSE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.6sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.2grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief