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

texas · LLM

Lower Laguna Madre

7.1OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — sight-cast reds in inches on South Bay and the spoils.

7 mph SSE · 0% rain · incoming

-0.04 ft

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

Where

  • Brazos Santiago Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Mansfield Cut · 9.0pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • South Bay · 7.9grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the LLM brief