On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, October 24. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

8.9OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph ESE · 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 · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — Seven Mile current and the oceanside patches — permit and tarpon, not a bonefish morning.

9 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 7.7wreck edge on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 7.2channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief