On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, April 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride.

4 mph NE · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.8oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.1grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

5.5OF 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.

25 mph SSE · rain · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 6.5hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.1hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief