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

7.9OF 10

Today

medium

Red snapper should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

Wind not in · incoming

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

Where

  • Flower Garden Banks · 9.4blue water on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.2OF 10

Today

medium

Red snapper should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

10 mph N · thunderstorms · incoming

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

Where

  • South Pass blue water · 5.4blue water on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief