On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, December 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

7 mph ESE · incoming

Where

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

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

4.0OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

11 mph ESE · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 4.5structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 4.2mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief