On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, July 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

7.9OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

4 mph NW · incoming

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

Where

  • West Bay grass · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Christmas Bay · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Galveston Island SP bayside trails · 8.4grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

7.2OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — lake guts and the ship-channel edges until it turns.

6 mph SW · low slack

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.1oyster reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Calcasieu Pass · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cameron jetties · 6.0pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Calcasieu brief