On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

7 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.7grass flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 6.7sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride. The wind is the tide. Work the leeward shore.

19 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 8.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 8.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief