On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, February 21. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same wash — rooster faces the tide.

4 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.3OF 10

Day

medium

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

15 mph S · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief