On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, August 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Baffin

Upper Laguna / Baffin

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Speckled trout are the hunt — look, do not grind — this water is clear and they see you.

10 mph SSE · 8% rain · high slack

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

Where

  • Baffin Bay rocks · 7.5serpulid reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Nine Mile Hole · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Mustang Island SP bayside launch · 7.5serpulid reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Baffin brief

Right desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

4.4OF 10

Day

low

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

11 mph E · thunderstorms · incoming

Where

  • West side white sand · 5.2hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East side ocean cays · 5.2hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bights and creeks · 4.8creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Andros brief