On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, June 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

11 mph ESE · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.2oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 6.6grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

2 mph W · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 8.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 7.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 7.5creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief