On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, March 22. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph SE · 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

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.6OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

8 mph W · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.3sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief