On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, December 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Mahé

Inner islands / Mahé

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — hold for the next push around the granitic islands. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

18 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Ste Anne Marine Park · 6.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Mahé brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 6.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 6.7mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.5structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief