On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Florida pompano are the hunt — wait; slack here is traffic.

14 mph SE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.7structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.1OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are in the mix — the same harbor throats as they dump.

16 mph ENE · outgoing

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief