On This Water

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

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.

5 mph SW · 1% rain · incoming

-0.08 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.
  • West Bay grass · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

8.3OF 10

Today

medium

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

3 mph W · 2% rain · outgoing

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.4sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the East Cape brief