On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

7.9OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

10 mph WSW · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief