On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.0OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the Marls and Cherokee on foot, or the ocean cays by skiff.

7 mph ESE · 0% rain · incoming

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.2creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.8OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

4 mph W · 2% rain · high slack

-0.20 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 6.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief