Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

Where

This pip is that mark on this tide — not the day on the ring.

• East Bay reefs / Hanna's

  oyster reef · field manual · mid

  8.1

  Home-water trout and winter mixed schools. Shell next to mud. Do not invent a Tuesday — this is the bay.

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

• TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  8.1

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

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

• Christmas Bay

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  8.1

  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 high slack tide is a workable match.
  • — In-play: Redfish, Speckled trout, Black drum, Sheepshead.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin

• Galveston Island SP - Carancahua Cove trails

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  8.1

  Camp + 3 marked paddling trails (Dana Cove, Oak Bayou, Jenkins Bayou). Reds and drum in skinny water 400 yd from the tent. · 4 - FLATS ZONES - NO WADE REQUIRED (green) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

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

• West Bay grass

  grass flat · field manual · skinny

  7.5

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

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

• Christmas Bay

  grass flat · public structure · skinny

  7.5

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

  USGS GNIS 1354478

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