On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 9. 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 — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

18 mph NE · rain · incoming

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

Where

  • San Luis Pass · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 7.6pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.3OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph SE · 39% rain · outgoing

Where

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