On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, July 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

4 mph ENE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

11 mph W · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief