On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, January 28. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

florida · Flamingo

Florida Bay / Flamingo

7.1OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — the drains and the colored water west of Flamingo.

12 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Flamingo basins / Buttonwood · 7.4mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo) · 7.4mangrove edge on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • First National Bank · 6.1hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Flamingo brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.9OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph WNW · 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