On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, February 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

7.7OF 10

Day

low

Redfish are the hunt — pole the remaining water; slack here is short.

14 mph SE · high slack

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

Where

  • Copano Bay reefs · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC) · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Rockport brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

7.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — west-side white sand — schools, then the double-digit singles.

6 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • West side white sand · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bights and creeks · 6.8creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Andros brief