On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

texas · Rockport

Aransas / Copano / Redfish

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — flood Copano and Redfish Bay grass — this is the mid-coast skiff day.

7 mph SSW · 0% rain · incoming

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

Where

  • Redfish Bay grass · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC) · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Rockport brief

Right desk

bahamas · G. Bahama

Grand Bahama

5.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish are in the mix — the same flat, thinner; pick the darker single. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

19 mph WSW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • West End pancakes · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East End flats · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the G. Bahama brief