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.

7 mph SSW · 1% rain · incoming

-0.16 ft

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

Where

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

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.2OF 10

Today

high

Mangrove / gray snapper are the hunt — wait — slack in Boca Grande Pass is a boat parade, not a hunt. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

3 mph S · 1% rain · high slack

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha · 6.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief