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Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

3.9OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

4 mph SE · thunderstorms · outgoing

+0.31 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

    Open the Flamingo brief

    Right desk

    texas · Galveston

    Galveston Bay

    8.3OF 10

    Today

    high

    Redfish are the hunt — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

    7 mph SSW · 1% rain · incoming

    -0.15 ft

    Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

    Where

    • Galveston North Jetty · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • Bolivar Roads Channel · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    • San Luis Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
    Open the Galveston brief