On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, December 16. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Mahé

Inner islands / Mahé

5.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — Ste Anne and the inner edges — a GT, not the Alphonse photograph. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Ste Anne Marine Park · 5.6sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Mahé brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

Florida pompano should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

10 mph ESE · incoming

Where

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