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 · Andros

Andros

7.6OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

1 mph NNE · 5% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
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Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.6OF 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.

3 mph SW · 2% rain · high slack

-0.10 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.
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