Redfish are the hunt — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Where

• Galveston North Jetty

  pass jetty · public structure · deep

  9.3

  Winter sheep on granite. Fall bulls. Midday tide on the rocks.

  • — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
  • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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• Bolivar Roads Channel

  pass jetty · public structure · deep

  9.3

  USGS GNIS 1384775. The ship-channel throat between Galveston and Bolivar. Current over granite. Not a wade.

  USGS GNIS 1384775

  • — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
  • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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• West Bay grass

  grass flat · field manual · skinny

  8.4

  Flooded grass on a rising tide. Windward mudline for reds; leeward clear for trout.

  • — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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• Christmas Bay

  grass flat · public structure · skinny

  8.4

  USGS GNIS 1354478. Smaller, clearer pocket. Kayak and wade water. San Luis influence.

  USGS GNIS 1354478

  • — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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• TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  8.4

  Camp + 3 paddling trails into Carancahua Cove. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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• Christmas Bay

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  8.4

  Upper coast's only true seagrass flat, coastal preserve. Fall tailing reds. Kayak launches off CR 257. Camp Follets = gulf camp + bay fish, one island. · 4 - FLATS ZONES - NO WADE REQUIRED (green) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

  • — grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
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