On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, August 27. 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.

4 mph WSW · 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

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the flood on the west side.

10 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 5.9creek bight on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West side white sand · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East side ocean cays · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Andros brief