On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 10. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.5OF 10

Day

medium

Florida pompano are the hunt — hold for the next incoming through the jetties.

5 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 5.3structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.2pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 4.9mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

5.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

13 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.7channel gut on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 5.5hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 5.5hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief