On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.3OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are the hunt — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

10 mph SSW · 0% rain · incoming

-0.22 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 9.3pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • West Bay grass · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Biscayne

Miami / Biscayne Bay

7.7OF 10

Today

high

Mangrove / gray snapper are the hunt — wait for the next incoming; they will not eat a bad presentation here. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph ESE · low slack

+0.26 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Where

  • Cape Florida Channel · 7.2channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge · 5.5sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • West-side mangroves · 5.0mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Biscayne brief