On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.3OF 10

Day

low

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

6 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 7.3hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.8creek bight on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

12 mph WNW · high slack

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief