On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

4.6OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph SSE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.4structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

6.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — wait; slack on the delta is a pause.

4 mph SW · high slack

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

Where

  • South Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 6.2marsh drain on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Venice brief