On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 4. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · La Paz

La Paz / Espíritu Santo

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish are the hunt — the town run is legal; the seamount wants moving bait.

Wind not in · high slack

Where

  • Espíritu Santo · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the La Paz brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

5.3OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

9 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.5pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.0mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Jupiter brief