On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, May 8. 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 — wait; slack here is traffic.

11 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.8structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.4mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary 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 ESE · 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