On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — make the run or wait; slack out here is expensive.

9 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.8OF 10

Day

medium

Florida pompano should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

8 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 7.0mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.7structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief