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

6.8OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

6 mph WNW · 2% rain · high slack

-0.15 ft

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

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Luis Pass · 5.2pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.1OF 10

Today

medium

Tarpon should be the day — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.

2 mph S · 4% rain · incoming

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Juno Beach Pier · 7.4structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Jupiter brief