On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, December 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SW · high slack

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.8grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Boca Grande brief