On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, December 30. 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.

Wind not in · incoming

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

Where

  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Christmas Bay · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Galveston Island SP - Carancahua Cove trails · 9.0grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph WSW · incoming

Where

  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief