On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, March 22. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

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 · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — make the run or wait; slack out here is expensive.

9 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.7hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.7hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.7hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief