On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, June 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.5OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph SSW · high slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 7.5oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • West Bay grass · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Christmas Bay · 7.5grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

9 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.4pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.1grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief