On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, December 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are in the mix — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

2 mph NNE · incoming

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.7structure piling on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.3mangrove edge on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

6.5OF 10

Day

low

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

4 mph SSW · 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