On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.9OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

9 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

texas · Sabine

Sabine Lake

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait for the next dump off the marsh.

12 mph S · low slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Sabine Bank · 7.3pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Texas Point / Sabine Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Keith Lake Cut · 6.0marsh drain on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Sabine brief