On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, August 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.7OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish are the hunt — slide to guts and the ship-channel edges until it moves.

17 mph ENE · low slack

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

Where

  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 6.8oyster reef on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Luis Pass · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

louisiana · Calcasieu

Calcasieu / Cameron

8.1OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — the Cameron jetties and the pass — fall flounder water before the LDWF close.

6 mph SSW · outgoing

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

Where

  • Calcasieu Pass · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Calcasieu Lake reefs · 7.9oyster reef on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cameron jetties · 7.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Calcasieu brief