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

7.8OF 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 SW · 3% rain · incoming

-0.06 ft

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

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 9.0pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 9.0pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • San Luis Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

4.5OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the same banks as they empty; the harbor holds the tarpon.

15 mph E · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 5.2channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Esperanza banks · 4.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Culebra banks · 4.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Vieques brief