On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 12. 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.

6 mph WSW · incoming

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

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 8.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Bolivar Peninsula west end / North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief

Right desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish are the hunt — the beach still fishes; the bank wants a troll.

3 mph N · high slack

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the East Cape brief