Redfish should be the day — pole the remaining water; slack here is short. The wind is the tide. Work the leeward shore.

Where

• Copano Bay reefs

  oyster reef · public structure · mid

  7.5

  NOAA 8774513 nearby. Winter trout and mixed drum. Shell that still has water on a blowout.

  • — oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Speckled trout, Redfish.
  skiffwadeflyspin

• Redfish Bay grass

  grass flat · field manual · skinny

  7.5

  The mid-coast skinny game. Incoming floods the grass. Do not fish it like the Laguna.

  • — grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
  skiffwadekayakflyspin

• TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  7.5

  Boat-in designated campsite; TPWD LPU permit. Expedition base. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin

• TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC)

  grass flat · saved map · skinny

  7.5

  Storied clear sight-casting backlake. The one guide-trip splurge. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin

• TX - Goose Island State Park

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  7.5

  Camp base; kayak St. Charles/Copano. Winter reds + whoopers. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin

• TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch

  serpulid reef · saved map · skinny

  7.5

  Shamrock Cove reds year-round. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — serpulid reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin