On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, September 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

18 mph SSE · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • San Luis Pass · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SE · rain · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief