On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.3OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.5pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.0mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

4.4OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next flood after the shower clears. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SSE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 4.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 4.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 4.5hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Key West brief