On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.8OF 10

Day

medium

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

17 mph ENE · 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 · Andros

Andros

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — west-side white sand — schools, then the double-digit singles.

5 mph ESE · incoming

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 6.8creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Andros brief