On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, April 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.6OF 10

Day

medium

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

11 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 8.1mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.0OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SSW · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.2pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.8grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.8sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief